Best East African Braised Chicken Recipes

EAST AFRICAN BRAISED CHICKEN

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This is a wonderful dish I found in "Cooking Light" magazine. This dish if full of flavor and despite all the ingredients, it is very easy to make. It's good served with rice and a flat bread. Braising in a this highly aromatic liquid yields an exceptionally flavorful and tender result.

Provided by L. Duch

Categories Chicken

Time 1h10m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 whole chicken, cut up into serving pieces
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 cups vertically sliced onions
1 tablespoon peeled chopped fresh ginger
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/2 cup reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
1/2 dry white wine
3 tablespoons chopped pitted dates
3 tablespoons golden raisins

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Sprinkle chicken with salt and black pepper.
Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
Add chicken, cook 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
Remove the chicken from pan.
Add the onions to pan; reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add the ginger and next 5 ingredients (ginger through garlic), cook for 1 minute.
Stir in chicken, broth and the remaining ingredients, and bring to a boil.
Cover and bake at 350°F for 1 hour.

EAST AFRICAN BRAISED CHICKEN

East African Braised Chicken image

How to make East African Braised Chicken

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1 bone-in chicken breast with skin on, cut in half
2 chicken drumsticks
2 chicken wings
2 bone-in chicken thighs, with skin on
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, sliced
1 tbsp fresh ginger, chopped
1 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
1/4 tsp chili powder
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup white wine
3 tbsp pitted dates, chopped
3 tbsp golden raisins

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add chicken; cook 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
Add onion to the pan and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. The onion will begin to caramelize. After 10 minutes, add ginger, curry powder, cinnamon, cardamom, red pepper and garlic. Stir in the chicken broth and white wine. Add chicken back to pan and add the dates and golden raisins. Stir gently and bring to a boil. Cover and bake at 350 for 1 hour.

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