Honey Spiced Chicken
2 tbsp. vegetable oil or chicken fat
2 1/2 - 3 lb. broiler-fryer chicken, cut up
2 medium onions, sliced in rings
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. paprika
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 cup orange juice
1/4 cup honey
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 cup pitted ripe olives
1 tbsp. cold water
2 tsp. cornstarch
orange slices, optional
Heat oil in skillet until hot. Cook chicken over medium heat until brown on
all sides, about 15 minutes. Place chicken in ungreased oblong baking dish,
11x7x1 1/2-in.; top with onions. Sprinkle with salt, paprika and pepper. Mix
orange juice, honey, lemon juice, ginger and nutmeg; pour over chicken. Add
olives.
Cover and cook in 350� F. oven until thickest pieces of chicken are done, 45 to
60 minutes.
Arrange chicken, onions and olives on platter. Pour pan juices into saucepan;
heat to boiling. Mix water and cornstarch; stir into juices. Cook and stir until
slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes.
Garnish chicken with orange slices; serve with orange sauce.
AUTHOR: DSredTX
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