Chicken and Dried Fruit recipe as heard on Food News and Views September 17
Chicken with Dried Fruit
By Mas’uda Swissa born in Casablanca, Morroco and immigrated to Israel in 1963.
From Flavors and Delights of Yeruham
Available in North America at www.judaica-mall.com, $36.00 + shipping. In Miami the book is available through Dahlia Bendavid of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation (305-576-4000) or dbendavid@gmjf.org.
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 cup oil
4 sliced onions
3 tablespoons honey
1 flat teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon chicken cube
2 cups water
1/2 pound dried prunes
1/2 pound dried apricots
8 whole chicken thighs (including drumbstick)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the onion. Add the honey, cinnamon, chicken cube and water. Bring to a boil. Add dried fruit and bring back to a boil. Place the chicken thighs in an oven-proof dish and add the dried fruit mixture. Cover and bake 30 to 45 minutes. Remove cover and bake 10 minutes until brown. Serves 8.
Alona Martinez said,
September 25, 2009 @ 1:37 pm
Yum! Wish I had had this for the Jewish New Year! Prunes and apricots do lovely tango with chicken, don’t they?! My website, Culinary Compulsion writes about an array of cultural flavors, my father being Israeli, my mother being American, and I growing up in Caracas, Venezuela. All that mix gets mixed into the food I write about! Here’s another favorite chicken dish:
http://culinarycompulsion.com/2007/09/a-good-culinary-jew/#recipe
Happy Eating!
Alona