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05.17.14
Updated: 11.25.19

East African Braised Chicken

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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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 you guys love this recipe, and most importantly make it yourselves, please let us know. Leave a comment below and rate this recipe or take a picture and tag it #jocooks on Instagram so we can see it. I always love to see what you guys come up with!

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East African Braised Chicken

5 from 1 vote
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 half
  • 2 chicken drumsticks
  • 2 chicken wings
  • 2 chicken thighs with skin and bones
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion sliced
  • 1 tbsp ginger fresh, chopped
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon ground
  • 1/2 tsp cardamom ground
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup chicken broth low sodium
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 3 tbsp dates pitted, chopped
  • 3 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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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.

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  1. Sam says

    January 28, 2018 at 10:55 pm

    This was so delicious, everyone loved it. Incredible flavors!

    Reply
  2. Bonnie says

    April 22, 2017 at 8:42 pm

    I really want to try this but I don’t have a dutch oven. Suggestions?

    Reply
    • Joanna Cismaru says

      April 23, 2017 at 2:09 am

      You should be able to use any skillet that works for both stovetop and oven.

      Reply
  3. Sune Moolman says

    May 19, 2014 at 8:58 am

    This looks very tasty. I think the flavours would be great in a tagine – I’ll try it and let you know!

    Reply
    • jo says

      May 19, 2014 at 2:14 pm

      Yes a tagine would be wonderful here. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Judy says

    May 17, 2014 at 4:44 pm

    Instead of wine?

    Reply
    • jo says

      May 17, 2014 at 6:24 pm

      I`d go with either white grape juice or chicken broth.

      Reply
  5. Crystal | Apples & Sparkle says

    May 17, 2014 at 6:55 am

    How delicious! I love African food although I don’t have too many recipes for them, now I can add another one. I love braised chicken and these spices combined with the dried fruit – yum!! = )

    Reply

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