East African Braised Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 whole chicken, cut up into serving pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 cups vertically sliced onions
• 1 tablespoon peeled chopped fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
• 1/2 dry wine
• 3 tablespoons chopped pitted dates
• 3 tablespoons golden raisins

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 sprinkle chicken with salt and black pepper.
• 3 heat oil in a dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• 4 add chicken, cook 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• 5 remove the chicken from pan.
• 6 add the onions to pan; reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• 7 add the ginger and next 5 ingredients (ginger through garlic), cook for 1 minute.
• 8 stir in chicken, broth and the remaining ingredients, and bring to a boil.
• 9 cover and bake at 350°f for 1 hour.