East African Braised Chicken

This East African Braised Chicken is a traditional African dish. This aromatic chicken is braised in chicken broth, white wine, dates and golden raisins. Indian spices combined with traditional African braising techniques results in a spectacular chicken dish.

If there’s one thing blogging has taught me is to be open when it comes to trying different cuisines because many times when I think a recipe is just too weird, I always end up pleasantly surprised.

For many years now I’ve been cooking recipes from all over the world but I haven’t made too many African dishes.

Until now.

This chicken dish is paired together with plump golden raisins, dates and Indian spices resulting in one delicious dinner. As this chicken cooks in the oven, it will fill your house with amazing aromas.

Don’t let the list of ingredients scare you off, it’s just simple spices like cinnamon, cardamom and chili powder which you probably already have in your spice cabinet right now.

The result of all these ingredients is amazing. The chicken is tender, falls off the bone, a bit sweet from the golden raisins and dates, yet a bit spicy from all the spices. You can serve this over rice, couscous, a side of roasted potatoes or just a simple fresh salad.

So next time you want to make a chicken dinner, consider this recipe. These exotic flavours are sure to impress your family.

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East African Braised Chicken

5 from 2 votes

Prep: 25 mins

Cook: 1 hr 20 mins

Total: 1 hr 45 mins

Author: Joanna Cismaru

Serves: 4

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This East African Braised Chicken is a traditional African dish. This aromatic chicken is braised in chicken broth, white wine, dates and golden raisins. Indian spices combined with traditional African braising techniques results in a spectacular chicken dish.

Ingredients

• 1 chicken breast with skin and bone, cut in half1 chicken breast with skin and bone, cut in half
• 2 chicken drumsticks2 chicken drumsticks
• 2 chicken wings2 chicken wings
• 2 chicken thighs with skin and bones2 chicken thighs with skin and bones
• 1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp olive oil1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large onion sliced1 large onion sliced
• 1 tbsp ginger fresh, chopped1 tbsp ginger fresh, chopped
• 1 tsp curry powder1 tsp curry powder
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon ground1/2 tsp cinnamon ground
• 1/2 tsp cardamom ground1/2 tsp cardamom ground
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 4 cloves garlic minced4 cloves garlic minced
• 1 cup chicken broth low sodium 1 cup chicken broth low sodium
• 1/2 cup white wine1/2 cup white wine
• 3 tbsp dates pitted, chopped3 tbsp dates pitted, chopped
• 3 tbsp golden raisins3 tbsp golden raisins

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Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add chicken; cook 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
• Add onion to the pan and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. The onion will begin to caramelize. After 10 minutes, add ginger, curry powder, cinnamon, cardamom, red pepper and garlic. Stir in the chicken broth and white wine. Add chicken back to pan and add the dates and golden raisins. Stir gently and bring to a boil. Cover and bake at 350 for 1 hour.

Recipe Notes

Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

 

Recipe adapted from Global Kitchen

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 466kcal (23%)Carbohydrates: 24g (8%)Protein: 31g (62%)Fat: 24g (37%)Saturated Fat: 6g (38%)Cholesterol: 137mg (46%)Sodium: 436mg (19%)Potassium: 608mg (17%)Fiber: 2g (8%)Sugar: 15g (17%)Vitamin A: 185IU (4%)Vitamin C: 4mg (5%)Calcium: 47mg (5%)Iron: 1.9mg (11%)

Course:Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine:African

Keyword:braised chicken

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