Best North African Chicken Thighs With Dates Pomegran Recipes

DATE & HONEY GLAZED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400° F. Lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking dish. Prepare glaze: In a food processor, combine apple juice, dates, garlic, honey, olive oil, and salt. Pulse until fairly smooth. In a large bowl, combine chicken and glaze; toss to coat well. Transfer to the prepared baking dish and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until chicken reaches 175°F internal temperature. Serve with Whole Wheat Stuffing with Leeks.

NORTH AFRICAN CHICKEN THIGHS WITH DATES & POMEGRAN

Steps:

• 1. In a small sautépan, add almonds and sauté until golden; set aside. Season chicken thighs with black pepper and ground sea salt; set aside. In a large saucepan over medium heat, add oil and clarified butter. When hot, place thighs (skin down first) and sauté about 5 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate and remove most of the fat in the pan, keeping only 1 tbsp. Add the trinity and sauté for 5 minutes. Add chopped tomato and sauté for 3 minutes. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• 2. Add Ras el-Hanout, turmeric, cayenne pepper, garlic and ginger; sauté for 1 ½ minutes. Pour chicken broth and pomegranate molasses; cook for 2 minutes. Adjust seasoning if needed by adding freshly ground black pepper. Add dates and sauté for 2 minutes. Place thighs back to the pan, skin up, cover and transfer into the preheated oven for 1:30 hours, basting every 20 minutes.
• 3. 15 minutes before the end of cooking, start boiling the chicken broth (1 ½ cups) for the couscous and add a pinch sea salt. When boiling, add couscous (1 cup), stir, cover and remove from the heat. Let it stand for 5 minutes; fluff before serving.
• 4. Remove the saucepan and transfer chicken thighs onto a serving plate. Add cornstarch mixture to thicken the sauce. Add butter to make the sauce shiny. Place chicken over couscous and spoon sauce over. Sprinkle almonds and parsley and serve with plain yogurt on the side. Serve 4 to 6 servings
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NORTH AFRICAN CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• In a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker, combine onion and oil. Place chicken thighs on top of onion; sprinkle with next 7 ingredients. Top with raisins, olives, lemon and garlic. Add broth. Cook, covered, on low until chicken is tender, 4-5 hours. Serve with hot cooked rice.

NORTH AFRICAN SPICED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Add the chicken to a large bowl then drizzle with avocado oil and all the spices. Using a pair of tongs turn and mix the chicken pieces and spices together until they are evenly distributed over the chicken.
• Sear the chicken about a minute or to per side on a large frying pan heated to medium high heat.
• Bake in the oven at 350ºF for 15 minutes, or until the internal temperautre reaches 165ºF.

WEST AFRICAN CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE PASTE: In a small bowl combine the paprika, garlic, onion, salt, pepper, and cayenne. Whisk in the canola oil. Trim the chicken thighs of any excess skin and fat. Rinse under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Coat with the paste. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 to 8 hours. Sear the chicken thighs, skin side down, over Direct Medium heat for 4 minutes, turning once halfway through searing time. Continue grilling over Indirect Medium heat until the juices run clear and the meat is no longer pink at the bone, 30 to 40 minutes more. Serve warm.From Weber's Big Book of Grilling. Copyright © 2001 Weber-Stephen Products Co. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.