Dja'jeh Mish Mosh (syrian Apricot Chicken)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 lbs chicken pieces (skinned)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• salt
• pepper
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2/3 cup yellow onion (coarsely chopped)
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 6 ounces no-added-salt tomato paste
• 1 1/4 cups cold water
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar (firmly packed)
• 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon tamarind paste
• 1 1/4 cups whole dried apricots

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. when the oil is very hot, add the chicken pieces and brown, cooking for 2 to 3 minutes on each side. remove from skillet and set aside.
• 3 heat oil in the same skillet over medium heat and cook the onions, stirring, until golden and soft, 3 to 4 minutes. add the garlic and cook, stirring, until golden, an additional 1 minute. do not burn it.
• 4 combine the remaining sauce ingredients, except the apricots, in a medium-size bowl and pour into the skillet with the onions and garlic. boil over high and then turn off the heat and set aside.
• 5 arrange one layer of chicken in a small roasting pan (they should fit snugly). cover the pieces with apricots. pour the sauce over teh apricots and reserve 1/2 cup for later. cover with aluminum foil or lid.
• 6 bake for 1 hour.
• 7 pour remaining 1/2 cup sauce over the chicken and continue to bake, covered, until the chicken is tender (30 minutes).