Zanzibar Chicken

Name: Zanzibar Chicken
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: chicken; cinnamon; cloves; salt; black pepper; vegetable oil; onions; garlic; orange juice; raisins, seedless; almonds

Submitted by clayjordan

This tangy and delicious chicken dish made with a variety of spices is best served with hot Chinese noodles.

YIELD

6 servings

PREP

20 min

COOK

25 min

READY

45 min

Ingredients

POUNDS CHICKEN
thighs or drumsticks

TEASPOONS CINNAMON
ground

TEASPOON CLOVES
ground

TEASPOON SALT

X BLACK PEPPER
freshly ground, to taste *

TABLESPOONS VEGETABLE OIL

EACH ONIONS
chopped

EACH GARLIC
clove, crushed through a press

CUPS ORANGE JUICE

TABLESPOONS RAISINS, SEEDLESS

⅓

CUP ALMONDS
slivered *

Directions

Season chicken with cinnamon, cloves, salt and pepper. In a large frying pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken, in batches if necessary, and cook, turning until browned, about 10 minutes. Remove and set aside.

Add onion to pan. Cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute longer. Return chicken to pan. Add orange juice and raisins. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes until chicken is tender. Garnish with almonds.