Classic Cookbooks: Chicken with Sliced Lemon and Fried Onions

Name: Classic Cookbooks: Chicken with Sliced Lemon and Fried Onions
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 4 cloves garlic, peeled and coarsely chopped; 1 A of fresh ginger, about 1-inch cube, peeled and coarsely chopped; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 Tbsp ground coriander; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoons ground turmeric; 1 whole lemon; 3 mediums onions; 0 teaspoons freshly ground pepper; 2 Tbsps plain yogurt; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 kilograms bone-in, skinless chicken pieces (I used all thighs; its easy to remove the skin yourself, if you cant find bone-in, skinless parts); 1 Tbsp sugar; 4 Tbsps tomato sauce; 8 Tbsps vegetable oil (I used only 6)

Classic Cookbooks: Chicken with Sliced Lemon and Fried Onions might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One serving contains 719 calories, 75g of protein, and 39g of fat. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up sugar, onions, chicken pieces, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the ground cloves you could follow this main course with the Pumpkin Bread as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

If the chicken pieces are skin-on, remove the skin. Rinse and pat dry.

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Chicken Pieces

Peel the onions. Chop two of them coarsely and put them into the bowl of a food processor or blender.

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Onion

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Cut the third one in half lengthwise, then slice it into thin half-rounds and set aside.

Add 6 tablespoons of water, the ginger, and the garlic to the onions in the food processor or blender and blend at high speed until you have a smooth paste.

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Garlic

Ginger

Onion

Water

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Heat 6 tablespoons of the oil (I used

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Cooking Oil

in a 10-12 inch pot over medium-high flame. When hot, put in the sliced onions and fry them, stirring, until they are darkish brown and crisp, though not burned.

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Onion

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Pot

Remove onions with a slotted spoon and leave them to drain on paper towels.

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Onion

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Paper Towels

In the same oil, brown the chicken pieces on all sides until they are golden. Do this speedily over high flame so the chicken browns but does not cook through. I did the thighs about 2 minutes per side. You will need to do it in at least 2 batches.

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Chicken Pieces

Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

Remove the chicken with slotted spoon to a bowl or plate.

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Whole Chicken

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Slotted Spoon

Bowl

Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to the pot.

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Cooking Oil

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Pot

Pour in the paste from the blender (turn your face away!). Stirring, fry on medium-high heat for about 10 minutes or until the paste turns a nice golden brown. Now put in the coriander, cumin, and turmeric and fry, stirring continuously; after another 2 minutes add yogurt, a teaspoon at a time; after 2 or 3 minutes, the tomato sauce, a tablespoon at a time, continuing to stir and fry. Finally, add salt, cinnamon, cloves, cayenne pepper, and 1 1/2 cups of water. Bring to a boil. Cover, lower heat, and simmer gently for 10 minutes.

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Cayenne Pepper

Tomato Sauce

Coriander

Cinnamon

Turmeric

Clove

Yogurt

Cumin

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Salt

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Cut the lemon into 4 or 5 slices, discarding the end pieces, and remove the seeds.

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Lemon

Seeds

Add lemon slices along with the chicken pieces, fried onions, sugar, and the ground pepper to the sauce, stir, and bring to a boil. Cover, lower heat, and simmer gently for 20-25 minutes, or until the chicken is tender, turning the pieces every now and then. If chicken sticks to the bottom of pot, add a little more water. You should end up with a very thick sauce. (My sauce was thick but also copious and in no danger of sticking. I don’t know if it was correct, but it tasted good.)

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Chicken Pieces

Ground Black Pepper