Ellens Apricot Chicken Food

APRICOT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet with a lid over medium high heat. Add oil and chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Lightly brown the chicken a few minutes on each side, add onions. Cook 5 minutes. Add vinegar to the pan and let it evaporate. Add apricots and stock. When stock comes to a bubble, add preserves and stir to combine. Cover pan, reduce heat and simmer 10 to 15 minutes. Serve chicken with a sprinkle of chopped parsley.

CHICKEN WITH APRICOTS

Steps:

• Chop the chicken breasts into small chunks, fry until cooked then set aside.
• Fry the onion for a few minutes, then add the sliced pepper for about 1 minute. Then add the orange rind and plain flour
• In a small jug, mix the orange juice and stock. GRADUALLY stir in the juice/stock mixture to the onion mixture.
• Add the apricots, chicken, walnuts and white wine. Then add salt, pepper and the grated nutmeg.
• Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Can be served immediately or, preferebly, leave to cook and reheat later. If reheating, tranfer to a caserole and heat at 160C for 30-40 minutes. You can serve from the caserole at the table

APRICOT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut chicken into large chunks and roll in cornflour (I do this is a large plastic bag to cut down on the mess).
• Heat oil in a large frypan and lightly brown the chicken pieces.
• Add the soup mix,the apricot nectar and stock and stir well. Cover and simmer gently for about 10 minutes, or until the chicken has cooked through. The smaller the chicken pieces, the quicker they cook.
• Stir in the apricot halves and carrots. Reheat.
• ALTERNATE COOKING METHOD.
• Combine all of the ingredients (except the apricot halves) in a casserole dish and bake at 180°C for approx 75 minutes. Add the apricot halves and the carrots during the last 1/2 hour of cooking time. Add a little extra stock if the dish thickens too much.

APRICOT CHICKEN (4 INGREDIENTS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to around 180 degrees celsius.
• Lightly coat fillets with flour.
• Mix french onion soup mix with apricot nectar.
• Pour into casserole dish.
• Place chicken fillets into dish.
• Turn them over to make sure they're coated with nectar/soup mix.
• Bake for around 35 - 45 minutes.
• Serve with rice and steamed veg.
• Dinner's done!

CHICKEN WITH APRICOTS

Steps:

• Combine apricots in a bowl with vinegar, wine and 1/4 cup water. Let soak while you brown the chicken.
• Turn the heat to medium high under a 12-inch nonstick skillet, and add chicken pieces, skin side down. Cook, rotating but not turning pieces so they brown evenly. When they are nicely browned - take your time - turn them so they are skin side up. Make a little space to add the onion, and cook, stirring the onion occasionally until it has softened a bit, a minute or two.
• Add apricot mixture and bring to a boil; cook for a minute, then turn heat to low and cover. Cook until chicken is done, 15 to 20 minutes. Uncover, raise heat and season chicken well with salt and pepper. Boil away any excess liquid; sauce should not be too watery. Serve with white rice or any other cooked grain, or bread.

APRICOT CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a flat glass or china dish or a mixing bowl, combine fruit spread, soy sauce, lemon juice, onion, parsley, and oregano; set aside 1/4 cup of mixture for basting sauce. Add chicken pieces to remaining mixture and turn several times, coating.
• pieces well. Refrigerate at least 5 hours or overnight; turn pieces several times during refrigeration.
• Remove from marinade and place in a single layer in a baking pan. Discard remaining.
• marinade. Bake, uncovered, in a 375°F oven 45 to 50 minutes, or until chicken is tender, lightly browned and no longer.
• pink in the center. Brush with reserved sauce several times during cooking. Brush.
• remaining reserved sauce on chicken just before serving.

APRICOT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix all together.

CHICKEN TERRINE WITH LEEKS & APRICOTS

Steps:

• Put the chicken thighs into a pan with the stock and a string-tied bundle of 2 bay leaves, a few of the thyme sprigs and a little of the parsley. Add a few leek trimmings, the peppercorns and ½ tsp salt. Add water to just cover the meat, if needed. Bring to the boil, then cover and gently simmer for 30 mins.
• Meanwhile, lightly butter a 900g loaf tin (ours was 12cm x 22cm x 7cm) and line with cling film, leaving plenty of overhang. Melt the butter in a frying pan, then add the leeks, shallots and some seasoning. Cook for 10 mins over a medium heat until starting to colour. Add the bacon and garlic and cook for 2 mins more until the bacon is cooked through. Leave to cool.
• Add the chicken breast to the stock mixture and top up with hot water to cover. Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer gently for another 20 mins. When ready, the chicken breast will be cooked through and the thigh meat will pull away easily from the bones. Lift the meat from the pan, drain the stock and leave to cool until it is just warm.
• Discard the bones and any knobbly bits, then roughly chop the chicken. Stir into the leek mixture, along with 2 tsp more thyme leaves, the apricots and the brandy.
• Soak the gelatine in cold water for 5 mins until floppy. Squeeze out the excess water, stir into 300ml of the warm stock, then mix with the chicken. Put a few bay leaves in the base of the tin, then spoon the chicken mixture on top and press down well. Cover with the cling film. Leave to cool, then chill thoroughly - overnight is best. Can be made up to three days ahead.
• To serve, slice the terrine while it's still wrapped in cling film, then carefully peel the cling film off each slice. Drizzle the toast slices with olive oil and grill until golden brown and crisp, then sprinkle with a little salt. Serve the terrine with the toast and our yogurt piccalilli & crisp kale salad.