Chicken Fit for a Queen (and her Kindgdom)
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cooking Time: 45 minutes
- Serves: 4
This sweet, succulent chicken is infused with apricot jam and sherry. The jam bakes to a glistening finish, creating an entrée that’s fit for a queen! But this dish is so easy to prepare, it will feel at home on anyone’s table. Pair it with Jeweled Rice and Simple Roasted Asparagus for a truly majestic meal.
You can also prepare a lower fat version of this dish with skinless chicken breasts. Marinate the chicken pieces in the sauce for at least two hours, then bake the chicken for 25—30 minutes (depending on the thickness of the meat), basting occasionally.
- Part of Meal: Entree
- Food Type: Meat
- Service Temp: Warm
- Holiday: Purim
- 1 chicken, skin on, cut into 8 pieces
- 1 tablespoon(s) kosher salt
- 1 freshly ground black pepper
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1/4 cup(s) apricot jam
- 1/4 cup(s) sherry wine
- 3/4 cup(s) orange juice
- 1 chicken boullion cube, crumbled into powder or 1 tablespoon of dry chicken soup mix
- Turn your oven to broil.
- Place your chicken pieces, skin side up, in a glass baking dish. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Broil for 15 minutes or until the skin is crispy and brown.
- While the chicken is broiling, combine the shallot, jam, sherry, orange juice and boullion in a 1 quart sauce pan. Place the sauce pan over low heat. Allow the sauce to reduce for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally with a whisk so it doesn’t burn.
- Remove chicken from the oven and lower the oven to 350 degrees.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken and bake for 45 minutes. Baste at least two times.
- Serve immediately or cover with foil and refrigerate up to two days. Reheat in an oven, on electric warming tray or on a blech.