Djajeh Mish Mosh Syrian Apricot Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Bake for 1 hour.
• Pour remaining 1/2 cup sauce over the chicken and continue to bake, covered, until the chicken is tender (30 minutes).

Steps:

• Combine apricots in a bowl with vinegar, wine and 1/4 cup water. Let soak while you brown the chicken.
• Turn the heat to medium high under a 12-inch nonstick skillet, and add chicken pieces, skin side down. Cook, rotating but not turning pieces so they brown evenly. When they are nicely browned - take your time - turn them so they are skin side up. Make a little space to add the onion, and cook, stirring the onion occasionally until it has softened a bit, a minute or two.
• Add apricot mixture and bring to a boil; cook for a minute, then turn heat to low and cover. Cook until chicken is done, 15 to 20 minutes. Uncover, raise heat and season chicken well with salt and pepper. Boil away any excess liquid; sauce should not be too watery. Serve with white rice or any other cooked grain, or bread.

Steps:

• Finely mince shallot.
• Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a non stick skillet over medium high heat. Pat chicken dry with paper towel, then season all over with salt and pepper.
• Add to pan and cook until no longer pink in center 4-5 minutes per side. Remove from pan and set aside to rest.
• To pan, add shallot, whole thyme sprigs and drizzle of olive oil over medium heat. Cook, tossing, until shallot is soft, 2-3 minutes. Stir in balsamic vinegar and apricot jam. Let simmer until syrupy, 1 minute. Stir in 1/2 cup water and stock concentrate. Simmer until thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove pan from heat and add 2 Tbsp. butter, gently swirl until melted. Serve this pan sauce drizzled over chicken.

Steps:

• Spatchcock the chickens - see tip, below, or ask your butcher to do it for you. Put the olive oil, coriander, sumac, cumin, fennel, chilli, garlic, lemon zest and juice, pomegranate molasses and some ground black pepper into a food processor or blender, and whizz to a paste. Divide between 2 large food bags, add a chicken to each, then squeeze out the air and seal before giving everything a good squelch to coat thoroughly. Marinate for 24-48 hrs in the fridge, turning and squishing every so often.
• Fire up a barbecue and let the flames die down, or heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Lift the chicken out of the bags and season well with salt. Barbecue or roast the chicken for 25-30 mins on each side until crisp and cooked through. Set aside on a platter, loosely cover with foil, to rest while you do the apricots. If you roasted rather than barbecued, keep the tin juices warm for serving.
• Put the apricots in a small, snug roasting tin. Whisk the preserved lemon, honey, orange blossom and vinegar with some seasoning. Pour over the apricots and roast, or sit on the barbecue, for 20 mins until soft.
• Serve the chicken with any cooking juices, the apricots and saffron yogurt.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine the preserves, lemon juice and soy sauce in a shallow bowl.
• Divide this mixture in half; reserve half to serve with the chicken.
• Dip the chicken pieces in the preserves mixture; roll in bread crumbs.
• Place the chicken in a baking dish.
• Drizzle with melted butter and bake about 35-40 minutes, or until the chicken is done.
• Heat the remaining preserves; serve with the chicken.