Braised Chicken with Dates and Moroccan Spices

Name: Braised Chicken with Dates and Moroccan Spices
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp all purpose flour; 59 milliliters almonds, toasted, coarsely chopped; 0 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 2 kilograms chicken breast halves, thighs, and drumsticks; 3 cinnamon sticks; 12 dates, pitted, halved; 59 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 5 Tbsps fresh lemon juice, divided; 710 milliliters low-salt chicken broth; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 907 grams shallots (about 11 large), peeled; 1 teaspoons turmeric

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Braised Chicken with Dates and Moroccan Spices a try. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 64g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 539 calories. Head to the store and pick up lemon juice, ground ginger, cilantro, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the all purpose flour you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon sugar soda bread as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Instructions

Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt, pepper,and flour.

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Chicken Pieces

Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Heat olive oil in heavy large potover medium-high heat.

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Olive Oil

Add half of chickenpieces to pot and cook until browned onall sides, turning occasionally, about 15minutes.

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Pot

Transfer chicken to baking sheetor platter; repeat with remaining chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from potand discard. Reduce heat to medium.

Addshallots to pot; sauté until golden, about6 minutes.

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Pot

Add cinnamon sticks, ginger,cumin, turmeric, and cayenne. Stir untilfragrant, about 1 minute. Increase heat tohigh; add broth and 3 tablespoons lemonjuice. Bring to boil; reduce heat to low, cover,and simmer until shallots begin to soften,about 18 minutes.

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Cinnamon Stick

Shallot

Turmeric

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Ginger

Broth

Cumin

Place chicken pieces atopshallots in pot. Bring to boil over mediumheat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover,and simmer until juices run clear whenthickest part of drumstick is pierced withknife, about 25 minutes.

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Chicken Pieces

Chicken Drumsticks

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Pot

Transfer chicken and shallots to platter;tent with foil. Boil juices in pot until slightlythickened. Stir in dates and remaining2 tablespoons lemon juice. Reduce heatand simmer gently until dates are heatedthrough, about 2 minutes.

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Lemon Juice