Chicken with leeks and apples
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tablespoons | Olive oil |
| 2½ | pounds | Chicken pieces (up to 3) |
| 2 | mediums | Leeks (white and tender green), chopped |
| 1 | Clove garlic; minced | |
| ¼ | cup | Orange marmalade |
| 2 | cups | Apple juice |
| 1 | cup | Chicken broth |
| 2 | Tart cooking apples; such as Granny Smith, cored/thinly sliced | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
Directions
In a wok, heat olive oil over Medium-High heat until hot, swirling to coat sides of pan. Add chicken, arranging pieces extending up sides of wok.
Cook, turning, until browned all over, 7-10 minutes. Remove to a plate.
Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of fat from wok. Add leeks and garlic and cook, stirring, until soft, 3-5 minutes. REtur chicken to wok, aling woth any juice that have accumulated on plate. Add marmalade, apple juice and chicken broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to Medium-Low. Cover and cook until chicken is just white near bone, 30-35 minutes. Add apple and cinnamon. Raise heat to High. Boil, uncovered, sitrring occasionally, until sauce is slightly thickened and chicken and apples are tender, about 3 minutes. MC formatting by bobbi744@...
Serving Ideas : Serve with couscous or steamed rice and buttered broccoli.
NOTES : Can substitute 2 onions for leeks in unavailable.
Recipe by: 365 Ways to Wok
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #908 by Roberta Banghart <bobbi744@...> on Nov 14, 1997