Thursday, July 22, 2010

Chicken with Tomatoes and Honey


This recipe is found in the Morocco section of the book "Around the World in 450 Recipes" which belongs to holyfigtree. I guess that's where our blog name came from - just realized that now.

Ingredients: Serves 4
2 Tbsp sunflower oil
2 Tbsp butter
4 chicken quarter, or 1 whole chicken, quartered
1 onion, chopped finely
1 garlic clove, crushed and chopped
1 tsp ground cinnamon
good pinch of ground ginger
3-3.5 lb tomatoes, peeled, cored, roughly chopped
2 tbsp clear honey (we used much more than that)
1/3 c blanched almonds
1 Tbsp sesame seeds
salt and pepper
fresh crusty bread, to serve

1. Heat butter and oil in large casserole. Add chicken pieces and cook over med heat for 3 min until chicken is lightly browned.
2. Add onion, garlic, cinnamon, ginger, tomatoes, and seasoning, and heat gently until tomatoes begin to bubble.
3. Lower heat, cover and simmer gently for 1 hr, stirring and turning chicken occasionally until completely cooked through.
4. Transfer chicken pieces to plate and increase heat and cook tomatoes until sauce is reduced to thick puree, stirring frequently. Stir in honey, cook for a min, then return chicken to pan and cook 2-3 min. Dry fry almonds and sesame seeds or toast under grill until golden.
5. Transfer chicken and sauce to warm serving dish and sprinkle with almonds and sesame seeds. Serve with fresh crusty bread.

We overcooked the chicken a little but the overall dish was quite good, with the honey complementing the tomatoes well. We did add a lot more honey than was said in the recipe.
*To be continued*

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