Chicken with Apricots

Name: Chicken with Apricots
Cook time: P1H
Total time: P1H30M
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: chicken, whole; water; apricot brandy; currants; apricots, dried; vegetable oil; thyme; salt; black pepper; lemon

Yield

6
servings

Prep

30
min

Cook

60
min

Ready

90
min

Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb, Sugar-Free

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
1	each	whole chicken 3-3 1/2 pound	*
½	cup	water
¼	cup	apricot brandy or apricot nectar	*
2	tablespoons	currants
1	package	apricots, dried about 2 1/2 cups	*
2	tablespoons	vegetable oil
1 ½	teaspoons	thyme chopped, fresh, or 1/2 tsp dried	*
½	teaspoon	salt
¼	teaspoon	black pepper	*
1	each	lemon thinly sliced

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
1	each	whole chicken 3-3 1/2 pound	*
118	ml	water
59	ml	apricot brandy or apricot nectar	*
30	ml	currants
1	package	apricots, dried about 2 1/2 cups	*
30	ml	vegetable oil
7.5	ml	thyme chopped, fresh, or 1/2 tsp dried	*
2.5	ml	salt
1.3	ml	black pepper	*
1	each	lemon thinly sliced

Directions

Remove skin and fat from chicken pieces.

Mix water, brandy, currants and apricots.

Let stand 15 minutes. Heat oil in nonstick Dutch oven or 12-inch skillet until hot. Cook chicken in oil over medium heat about 15 minutes or until light brown on all sides; drain. Sprinkle thyme, salt and pepper over chicken. Add apricot mixture and lemon. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 35 to 40 minutes, spooning pan juices over chicken occasionally, until juices of chicken run clear. 6 servings