Apricot Tamarind Chicken Thighs
3 hours 50 minutes
A yummy combination of sweet and savoury. I make this with boneless chicken thighs, but it would be equally delicious with bone-in chicken legs and thighs. Just brown the skin a bit longer. I serve this with a brown rice/wild rice pilaf and a simple spinach salad.
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Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 500g boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 3/4 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground fennel seeds
- 1 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1 teaspoon pepper, divided
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 300ml chicken stock
- 100ml white wine
- 80g sliced dried apricots
- 25g dried currants
- 2 tablespoons tamarind paste
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
Directions
Preparation:20min ›
Cook:30min ›
Extra time:3hours marinating ›
Ready in:3hours50min
- Pat the chicken thighs with kitchen paper to dry. In a mixing bowl combine the chilli flakes, cumin, fennel and half the salt and pepper then mix well. Rub spice mixture into chicken thighs and marinate for at least 3 hours.
- In a saucepan over a medium heat warm the oil then add the chicken thighs and brown on both sides, about 5 minutes each.
- Remove thighs from pan and add stock, wine, apricots, currants, tamarind, lemon juice, thyme, the remaining salt and pepper. Cook and stir until heated through then add the thighs back in. Thighs should fit snugly in pan and liquid should fill at least 1/2 way up thighs. Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes until the chicken is lo longer pink in the centre. Remove from the pan and serve together with the sauce.
