Poultry Essentials Baked Apricot Sticky Chicken Food

STICKY APRICOT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat a large, deep frying pan over medium-high heat.
• Add a splash of oil and brown the chicken pieces all over until the skin is crisp and golden, approximately 10-15 minutes.
• In the meantime, mix together all the glaze ingredients. Add 2 tablespoons water to thin the glaze out a little but not enough to make it overly watery.
• When the chicken is golden brown and almost cooked through, pour off the excess fat.
• Return the pot to the heat and add the glaze.
• Allow the glaze to simmer gently, basting the chicken regularly until the glaze has reduced and the chicken is cooked through.
• Serve the chicken on rice with a generous amount of glaze spooned over.

STICKY APRICOT DRUMSTICKS

Steps:

• Use a paper towel to pat the chicken dry. Generously season on all sides with salt and pepper. In a large dish, whisk together the jam, dressing, vinegar and garlic and toss with the chicken. Cover and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade and place on a baking sheet; reserve the extra marinade. Bake for 45 minutes, then remove the baking sheet from the oven and increase the temperature to 425 degrees F. Spoon the resesrved marinade over the chicken and sprinkle with the brown sugar. Bake until the glaze on the skin is caramelized, about 15 minutes more.
• Serve the chicken on a platter and pour any additional marinade from the baking sheet over it.

POULTRY ESSENTIALS: APRICOT STICKY WINGS

Steps:

• PREP/PREPARE
• I like making these in an ovenproof skillet; however, when I am doing large batches, I defer to baking pans lined with parchment paper.
• Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
• Place a rack in the bottom position and preheat the oven to 400f (205c).
• Add the braise ingredients to the skillet and whisk to combine.
• If your apricot preserves are really chunky, you might want to throw the ingredients into a blender and give it a few one-second pulses.
• Add the chicken and sauce into the skillet, toss to combine, and throw in some red-pepper flakes, if using.
• Add to preheated oven and bake until the wings are cooked through and the sauce is thick and gooey, about 60 - 90 minutes.
• Every 10 - 15 minutes, open the oven, and give the wings a stir.
• The sauce can go from yummy to burned in a matter of a few minutes, so keep a good eye on the oven... both eyes, if you can spare them.
• PLATE/PRESENT
• Put the wings in a bowl or platter and sprinkle with some sesame seeds. Enjoy.
• Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

BAKED APRICOT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine the preserves, lemon juice and soy sauce in a shallow bowl.
• Divide this mixture in half; reserve half to serve with the chicken.
• Dip the chicken pieces in the preserves mixture; roll in bread crumbs.
• Place the chicken in a baking dish.
• Drizzle with melted butter and bake about 35-40 minutes, or until the chicken is done.
• Heat the remaining preserves; serve with the chicken.

STICKY GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cook garlic, ginger, spices, and 1 tsp. kosher salt in oil in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add pomegranate juice and boil until reduced to 1 cup, 12 to 19 minutes. Remove from heat, and then add jam and molasses and stir until jam has melted. Cool (it will thicken slightly). Transfer 3/4 cup sauce to a bowl and reserve for serving.
• Prepare grill for indirect heat cooking over medium hot charcoal (medium heat for gas).
• Pat chicken dry and season all over with 4 tsp. kosher salt. Oil grill rack, then grill chicken (in batches if necessary) skin side down first, directly over coals (covered only if using gas grill), turning once, until browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Move to area with no coals underneath (or over turned off burner for gas) and brush with some of sauce. Continue to grill, partially covered for charcoal (covered for gas), turning and brushing with sauce occasionally, until cooked through and well-glazed, 7 to 8 minutes for breasts, 15 to 20 minutes for dark meat.