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Apricot Chicken

Apricot Chicken
  • Category

    Dinner

  • Cusine

    American

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How to make?

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds apricots, pits removed and cut into 3/4 inch pieces

1/4 cup sugar

2 tablespoons cider vinegar

2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 to 2-inch pieces

Salt to taste

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 onion, chopped

2 cups chicken stock

1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 teaspoons Tabasco or other hot sauce

Black pepper to taste

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Directions

In a large bowl, stir the apricots, sugar, and the vinegar together. Lit sit while you brown the chicken in the next step.

In a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, heat 1 tablespoon of butter and 2 tablespoons of the olive oil until hot. Working in batches to keep from crowding the pan, brown the chicken pieces on each side. As the chicken cooks, sprinkle with salt. Once the chicken is browned, remove the pieces from the pan to a bowl and set aside.

Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil to the pan and sauté the onions until they begins to brown. As the onions cook and release moisture, use a flat edged spatula or wooden spoon to scrape off the browned bits from the chicken from the bottom of the pan. If the pan becomes dry, add water, a tablespoon at a time to help release the onions from the bottom of the pan.

Once the onions have browned a bit, add the chicken stock and lower the heat to medium.

Set aside 1 2/3 cups of the apricots for the finished dish. In a blender purée the remaining apricots, along with any juice they have released. Pour the purée into the pan with the stock and onions.

Stir the cinnamon, rosemary and Tabasco into the sauce. Bring the sauce to a simmer, then lower the heat and gently simmer for 10-20 minutes, or until the sauce thickens slightly. Taste and add black pepper to taste and add more salt and Tabasco if needed.

Just before serving, add the chicken and the reserved apricot pieces to the pan. Simmer gently for 5 minutes, or until the sauce is hot and the chicken is cooked through. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve with rice or egg noodles.