Chicken And Apricots

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (1 lb) can apricot halves in light syrup
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 lbs chicken pieces
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 drain apricots, reserving syrup.
• 2 in a large skillet, heat oil and brown chicken pieces with garlic; drain off any fat.
• 3 stir together syrup, stock, soy sauce, cumin and season to taste.
• 4 pour over chicken.
• 5 cook, covered, over low heat for about 30 minutes, or until chicken is tender.
• 6 put chicken in heatproof casserole and reduce liquid in skillet to ½ cup on stove.
• 7 pour over chicken and place apricots on top.
• 8 when food stops steaming, cover and refrigerate for 2-3 days.
• 9 for longer storage, freeze, thaw in refrigerator overnight before continuing with recipe.
• 10 reheat in microwave or on top of stove over medium-low heat, until heated through, stirring often.
• 11 alternatively, reheat in 375f (175c) oven for about 20 minutes, or until heated through.
• 12 to serve: sprinkle with chopped parsley.
• 13 serve with steamed rice.