Recipe | Chicken
Chicken with Dried Fruit 2

A bit of an Asian / Moroccan mix that Galit wanted me to try.

1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons honey
1/2 cup soy sauce
5 garlic cloves, chopped
3 cinnamon sticks
1 tablespoon coriander seeds
1 flat teaspoon of turmeric
1 tablespoon of cumin seeds, ground
2 tablespoon sesame seeds
salt and pepper
2 cups red wine

  • Mix marinade in a tray

12 chicken drum sticks
6 small red onions, whole, peeled
12 pieces Jerusalem artichoke or potato
250 grams dried figs
200 grams dried prunes
200 grams dried apricots

  • Add to tray.
  • Mix.
  • Keep in the fridge from 3-24 hours to marinate.
  • Bake at 180° C for 40 minutes until chicken gets a shiny brown colour.
  • Periodically brush with marinade as it cooks.

Cooked Rice or couscous

  • Pour chicken and sauce over a bed of rice or couscous.

Whole nuts

  • Sprinkle on top
  • Serve.