03/21/2013
Jewish Press Passover Recipes FRiday March 15, 2013 Page S6 & Page S7
PASSOVER CHICKEN IN LEMON AND HONEY SAUCE WITH ALMONDS
Yield: 6 -8 servings
Onions, medium, finely chopped 2 each
Flat-leaf parsley, chopped 3/4 cups
Fresh cilantro, chopped 3/4 cups
Light cottonseed oil 2 TBS
Freshly ground black pepper 1 tsp
White pepper, ground 1/2 tsp
Ginger, ground 1/2 tsp
Turmeric, ground 1 TBS
Saffron (optional) dash
Chicken Broth 1 cup
Chickens, whole, 2 1/2-Lb, cut into 8 pieces each 2
Honey 2 cups
Cinnamon, ground 1/2 tsp
Nutmeg, ground 1/2 tsp
Orange juice 1 oz
Lemon zest 1/2 tsp
Almonds, blanched, fried To taste and look
Instructions:
1. Heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken and brown off on both sides until almost cooked through. Remove from pan & set aside. Do not discard drippings in sauce pan.
2. Place onions, parsley and cilantro, white and black pepper, ginger, turmeric and saffron in sauce pan stirring to combine until onions are soft and clear stir to combine.
3. Add chicken pieces back to sauce pan and combine with onions and spices.
4. Cover chicken with 1 cup chicken broth and cook. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes. Adjust seasonings.
5. Pour honey into another sauce pan. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, orange juice and lemon zest and simmer over low heat.
6. Remove chicken pieces from pot and place on a serving platter. Pour a little sauce from pot over chicken pieces.
7. Pour a little honey sauce over chicken pieces. Sprinkle with fried blanched almonds
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