Apricot Chicken Curry Food

CHICKEN APRICOT CURRY

Steps:

• Blend onion, garlic, and ginger with ¼ cup (60ml) water. Transfer to a bowl. Add curry powder, cumin, and fennel. Mix into a paste.
• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a medium sized pot over medium heat. Fry red and yellow bell peppers for 2 minutes. Remove and set aside.
• Add remaining 3 tablespoons vegetable oil to the pot. Stir fry spice paste until fragrant, about 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add chicken and stir till chicken turns opaque, about 3 minutes. Pour in ½ cup (120ml) water.
• Add dried apricots. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Remove lid. Add coconut milk, salt, and cooked bell peppers. Allow coconut milk to heat through, about 3 minutes.
• Turn off heat and allow curry to sit for 10 minutes before serving.

APRICOT CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Season the chicken drumsticks with salt and pepper.
• Heat olive oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium heat. Stir in garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir until garlic is softened and is fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Place the drumsticks in the skillet, and brown the chicken on all sides, about 3 minutes on each side. Transfer the skillet to the oven.
• Bake the chicken drumsticks in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Bring the apricot nectar to a boil in a large pot over medium-high eat, then reduce heat to medium-low. Mix cornstarch and water together in a small bowl; stir cornstarch mixture and curry powder into the apricot nectar. Add dried apricots. Transfer the baked drumsticks into the apricot mixture.
• Heat the skillet used to cook the chicken over medium heat. Stir in the onion, green bell pepper, carrots, and green chile pepper; cook and stir until the onion has softened. Pour the drumsticks and apricot sauce into the skillet. Cover and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in water chestnuts just before serving.

MOROCCAN APRICOT CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add almonds; cook and stir until lightly browned, 2-3 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. In the same skillet, brown chicken on both sides. Remove from heat. Transfer chicken to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir chili sauce, preserves, apricots, Moroccan seasoning, vanilla and garlic powder into drippings. Pour over chicken., Cook, covered, on low until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 170°-175°, 4 to 4-1/2 hours. Stir in garbanzo beans and orange juice. Cook, covered, on low until heated through, 15-30 minutes longer. Serve with almonds. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

CHICKEN AND APRICOT MASALA

Steps:

• Soak apricots overnight in 2 cups cold water, or cover with 2 cups hot water and soak until swollen and softened, 2 to 3 hours.
• Prepare masala: In a small bowl, combine hot pepper flakes, cumin, coriander, cloves, cardamom, garlic and ginger. Add 1/4 cup water, and stir to make a paste. Set aside.
• In a large sauté pan over medium heat, heat oil and cinnamon stick. Add onions and salt, and sauté until onions begin to soften, 2 to 3 minutes. Add masala, and stir. Add chicken, and stir for about 5 minutes. Add apricots and their soaking liquid, diced tomatoes and diluted tomato paste.
• Cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes. Check cooking liquid about halfway through; if chicken is covered with liquid, remove cover for remainder of cooking. Transfer to a large bowl, sprinkle with cilantro and serve hot.

APRICOT CURRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the white wine vinegar, sugar, apricots, coconut milk, onion, garlic, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, cinnamon, red curry paste, mild curry paste, and coconut into a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until the onion is translucent and the apricots are soft, about 10 minutes.
• Pour the mixture into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the sauce moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth. Pour the blended sauce back into the saucepan, and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. (You can also use a stick blender and puree the sauce right in the cooking pot.)
• Stir the chicken meat into the simmering sauce and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened, 20 to 30 minutes.

CHICKEN CURRY WITH DRIED APRICOTS

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add chopped shallots and sauté until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Mix in red curry paste and fresh ginger and cook 1 minute. Add chicken tenders and sauté until cooked through, about 6 minutes. Using tongs, transfer chicken to bowl.
• Add unsweetened coconut milk and dried apricots to skillet and boil until mixture is reduced to 2 1/4 cups, about 10 minutes. Mix in mango chutney and 1/2 cup cilantro. Return cooked chicken to skillet. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir to heat through. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cilantro. Serve over rice.
• *Available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets.
• **Available at Indian, Southeast Asian and Latin American markets and many supermarkets.

THAI CHICKEN CURRY WITH DRIED APRICOTS

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet heat oil over medium heat.
• Add in onions, garlic and red bell pepper; saute for about 5 minutes.
• Add in red curry paste and minced ginger; saute for about 1 minute longer.
• Add in the cubed chicken breast and cook, stirring for 5 minutes; transfer the chicken to a bowl.
• Add in 2 cans unsweetened coconut milk and dried apricots to skillet and boil until mixture is reduced to about 2-1/2 cups (this should take about 10 minutes).
• Add in mango chutney and half of the chopped fresh cilantro; mix to combine.
• Return the cooked chicken back to the skillet and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle with remaining cilantro.
• Serve over rice.

AUSSIE APRICOT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190c.
• Heat the oil in an oven-proof pan (with a lid) and cook onion and garlic over medium heat until onion is softened (about 5 minutes), Stir.
• Mix the curry powder and flour together in a bag then add in the chicken and toss well.
• Add the chicken to the pan and cook it until it changes colour. Add the dry soup mix and stir to coat all the chicken, then the nectar stirring really well. Bring to the boil and simmer until the mix thickens.
• Put the lid on and place in the preheated oven. Cook for about 30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
• Remove from the oven, stir through the parsley, then serve over plenty of mash or rice (mash is my favourite).
• *You can add in dried or canned apricots, but we prefer it without.