Chicken with Nuts and Raisins

Name: Chicken with Nuts and Raisins
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Cuisine: Middle East
Ingredients: Fresh lemon juice to taste; 1 cup raisins or currants; 1 cup raisins or currants; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 chicken, 3 to 4 pounds, cut into serving pieces, or 2½ to 3 pounds chicken parts, trimmed of excess fat; Salt and black pepper to taste; 4 garlic cloves, peeled and lightly smashed; 1 chicken, 3 to 4 pounds, cut into serving pieces, or 2½ to 3 pounds chicken parts, trimmed of excess fat; Salt and black pepper to taste; 1 cup walnuts or hazelnuts, roughly chopped; 1 cup walnuts or hazelnuts, roughly chopped; 1 large onion, sliced; 1 cup dry white wine

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

An ancient dish that is made almost everywhere nuts and grapes are grown. Serve with rice or bread.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 chicken, 3 to 4 pounds, cut into serving pieces, or

Middle East
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Put the oil in a deep skillet or flameproof casserole, preferably nonstick, with a lid. Turn the heat to medium-high and wait a minute or so, until the oil is hot. Add the chicken, skin side down, and brown it well, rotating and turning the pieces as necessary, 10 to 15 minutes. About halfway through the browning, add some salt and pepper along with the garlic, allowing