Chicken With Grapes And Apricots

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 kg chicken pieces
• 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, peeled and chopped
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 100 g seedless grapes, halved
• 100 g apricots, halved and stoned (can use dried)
• marinade
• 1 tablespoon runny honey
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh gingerroot
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 100 ml wine

Recipe

• 1 for the marinade- in a large bowl mix together the honey, ginger, cinnamon, pepper and wine, and stir.
• 2 rub all over the chicken pieces, cover and leave in fridge overnight.
• 3 drain, reserving the liquid.
• 4 heat the oil in a large skillet (one with a lid) and saute onion until golden.
• 5 add the chicken and brown all the pieces evenly.
• 6 add the chicken marinade and the cinnamon stick and simmer 40 minutes, reducing the liquid by half.
• 7 add the grapes and apricots, simmer with the lid on for a further 5-8 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
• 8 remove cinnamon stick and serve hot.