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
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
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
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I have made this recipe many times over several years and we love it! I am making it for company and do not want to be in the kitchen for an extended period of time. Can I make it ahead and freeze it? Or can I make it through bringing to a boil, refrigerate it for a few days, and then bake when we need it?
I would follow up to step 2, when the chicken broth and white wine are added. Refrigerate the sauce and chicken separately. When you’re ready to cook, heat the sauce up for a few minutes, add the chicken back to the pot, bring to a boil, and cook as per the recipe instructions. You can do this 3-4 days in advance.
This was so delicious, everyone loved it. Incredible flavors!
I really want to try this but I don’t have a dutch oven. Suggestions?
You should be able to use any skillet that works for both stovetop and oven.
This looks very tasty. I think the flavours would be great in a tagine – I’ll try it and let you know!
Yes a tagine would be wonderful here. 🙂
Instead of wine?
I`d go with either white grape juice or chicken broth.
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!! = )