A Date with Chicken Recipe at MyDish

A Date with Chicken

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Method

  • Method
  • 1) Pre-heat the oven to 200 C /400ºF/ Gas mark 6.
  • 2) Place the sliced lemon and chopped onion in a roasting tin large enough for 6 chicken breasts. Sit the chicken breasts on top.
  • 3) Pour the chicken stock and red wine over the chicken.
  • 4) Empty dates into the roasting tin, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • 5) Cover with aluminium foil and roast for 1 hour.
  • 6) To toast the almonds, place in a dry frying pan and cook until golden. Shake the pan from time to time so that they are golden all over. Remove and set aside until required.
  • 7) To make the cous cous put it in a serving dish. Pour hot stock over the grains and then immediately cover with plastic wrap. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and drizzle over the olive oil.

  • 8) Serve the chicken on a bed of couscous and garnished with toasted almonds.

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    Ingredients

    • 6 Chicken breasts boned and skinned
    • 250ml Chicken st°Ck
    • 1 Onion- skinned and roughly chopped
    • 500g dried vaccum packed dates-stoneless
    • 250ml Red wine
    • 2 lemons-cut in slices
    • to taste salt and fresh ground pepper
    • 3 tablespoons toasted flaked almonds
    • 300ml Hot chicken st°Ck
    • 500g Couscous
    • 2 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil

    By Views 4541  Added Sat Jun 23 2007


    Chicken dates and red wine - a real tasty family dish

     

    This is a great family recipe, full of flavour and easy to make. I have used dates and red wine to provide a tasty sauce, which I like to mop up with couscous or rice. Read More

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