East African Braised Chicken
Chicken is browned, simmered with onion, ginger, garlic and warm spices, then baked until tender in a savory braising liquid.
Ingredients
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Garlic
- Pepper
- Onion
- Ginger
- Chicken
Directions
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Season the chicken with salt and black pepper. Warm the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, then add the chicken and brown it for 4 minutes per side, or until it turns golden. Transfer the chicken out of the pan.
- Put the onion in the pan, lower the heat to medium-low, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often. Add the ginger and next 5 ingredients, from ginger through garlic, and cook for 1 minute. Stir the chicken back in along with the broth and the remaining ingredients, then bring everything to a boil. Cover the Dutch oven and move it to the oven to bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.