Best Rosh Hashana Chicken With Cinnamon And Apples Recipes

ROSH HASHANAH CHICKEN WITH CINNAMON AND APPLES FROM METZ

Rosh Hashanah Chicken with Cinnamon and Apples from Metz image

When I was a student in France, Rose Minkel was a fixture at Friday night dinners at my friend Nanou's home. Called Mémé, an endearing term for "Grandmother," she brought with her the recipes from her family's native Metz, a city in the province of Lorraine with a long Jewish presence. Though the Jews had been in Metz for many generations (some say the first Jews settled there in 221 C.E.), up until the eighteenth century they lived a very different life from non-Jews in the town. They paid extra taxes on meat, wines and liqueurs, and other provisions. It was easy to spot a Jew on the street, because the men wore yellow hats to distinguish them from the black-hat-wearing gentiles. But over time they did assimilate, and already at the beginning of the eighteenth century, the Jews of Metz began to speak French instead of Yiddish. One Rosh Hashanah recipe that I remember most fondly was this simple roast chicken with peeled apple quarters, cinnamon, sugar, and wine.

Provided by Joan Nathan

Yield 4 to 6 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

One 3 1/2-to-4-pound roasting chicken
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 onion, peeled and cut into chunks
1 cup chicken broth
1 1/3 cups white wine
3 apples, cored and cut horizontally into 4 pieces (the French would use reine-des-reinettes apples or pippins, but Fuji apples are fine)
2 tablespoons sugar

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Season the chicken with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste and 1/2 teaspoon of the cinnamon. Put in a roasting pan with the onion. Pour the chicken broth and wine over the chicken, and roast in the oven for 45 minutes.
After the chicken has been cooking for 45 minutes, surround it with the apples sprinkled with the remaining cinnamon and the sugar. Baste with the wine, and roast for about 45 more minutes, or until the apples are very soft and the chicken is cooked.

ROSH HASHANA CHICKEN WITH CINNAMON AND APPLES

Rosh Hashana Chicken With Cinnamon and Apples image

Provided by Joan Nathan

Categories dinner, main course

Time 2h

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

One 3 1/2 to 4-pound roasting chicken
Salt and black pepper to taste
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 onion, peeled and cut in chunks
1 cup chicken broth
1 1/3 cups white wine
3 apples, cored and cut horizontally in 4 pieces (the French would use reine des reinettes apples although Fuji apples are fine in this dish)
2 teaspoons sugar

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Season the chicken with salt, pepper and ½ teaspoon of cinnamon. Put in a roasting pan with the onion. Pour the chicken broth and wine over the chicken, and roast for 45 minutes.
Sprinkle apples with the remaining cinnamon and sugar and put in pan with chicken. Baste with the wine and roast for about 45 more minutes or until the apples are very soft and the chicken is cooked.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 562, UnsaturatedFat 21 grams, Carbohydrate 20 grams, Fat 33 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 37 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 1137 milligrams, Sugar 13 grams