Roast Chicken with Dried Fruit

Based on a nominally Spanish recipe by Anya von Bremzen. The main advantage of this dish is that it, being based on a pre-cooked chicken, can be prepared in 30 min.

Roast Chicken with Dried Fruit

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 cup pitted prunes
  • 1/2 cup dried apricots
  • 1/2 cup pitted dried sour cherries
  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 10 cm strip of orange zest
  • 10 cm strip of lemon zest
  • 1/2 cup port
  • 1 small cinnamon stick
  • 1 cooked roast chicken possibly store bought
  • 2/3 cup chicken stock

Method
 

  1. Add oil, fruit, nuts and zest to a heavy pan
  2. Cook over medium heat until fruit starts to brown (3-5 min)
  3. Add port and cinnamon stick to pan
  4. Cook until syrupy (about 5 min)
  5. Cut chicken into eight pieces and set aside. .
  6. Reserve the juices and add to the pan with the fruit.
  7. Add stock to the pan.
  8. Bring to boil.
  9. Simmer until reduced (about 5 min).
  10. Add the chicken pieces to the pan.
  11. Turn the chicken pieces to coat thoroughly.
  12. Simmer until chicken heated through and sauce reduced further (about 10 min).
  13. Serve.

Notes

Adapted from Spanish recipe by Anya von Bremzen

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