Dried Apricot and Orange Chicken

This dried apricot chicken recipe has great combination of ingredients that gives just the right amount of sweetness to this dish.

Serves: 8

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

• Chicken - 3 pounds, quartered
• Dried apricots - 8 oz (1 1/3 cup), pitted
• Onion - 1 (small), cut into cubes
• Potatoes - 2 (medium), halved lengthwise
• Dried currants - 8 oz (2 cups)
• Ground ginger - 1 teaspoon
• Bitter orange marmalade - 1 1/2 cups
• Fresh orange juice - 1/3 cup
• Apple juice - 1/3 cup
• Brown sugar - 1/4 cup
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions:

• Preheat your oven to 375-degrees F.
• In a large shallow roasting dish, put chicken, skin side up and gently season with salt and pepper.
• Then evenly sprinkle ginger over chicken.
• Spread marmalade over chicken. Add onion and potatoes.
• Pour orange and apple juice into the chicken pan and bake for 20 minutes.
• Take chicken pan out from the oven. Scatter currants and apricot into the pan around the chicken.
• Sprinkle brown sugar over chicken and bake for 40 minutes or until chicken is golden -brown, basting frequently.
• Transfer chicken to a large serving platter. Spoon pan juices and dried fruits over the chicken and serve.

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