Recipe name:
Chicken With Apricots
Recipe category:
Main Dish
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Recipe detials: Chicken with Apricots
1 broiler-fryer chicken -- 3-3 1/2 pond 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup apricot brandy or apricot nectar 2 tablespoons currants 1 package dried apricots -- (about 1-1/4 cups) -- (6-ounce) 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 lemon -- thinly sliced Remove skin and fat from chicken pieces. Mix water, brandy, currants and apricots. Let stand 15 minutes. Heat oil in nonstick Dutch oven or 12-inch skillet until hot. Cook chicken in oil over medium heat about 15 minutes or until light brown on all sides; drain. Sprinkle thyme, salt and pepper over chicken. Add apricot mixture and lemon. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 35 to 40 minutes, spooning pan juices over chicken occasionally, until juices of chicken run clear. 6 servings Posted To Fabfood August 1998~Busted With 2.0 |