Jamaican-style chicken with apricot, cinnamon and star anise

Name: Jamaican-style chicken with apricot, cinnamon and star anise
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients: Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 tbsp chopped coriander (cilantro), to serve; 1 tbsp chopped coriander (cilantro), to serve; 250 ml (8 fl oz/1 cup) white chicken stock; 75 g (2½ oz/scant ½ cup) dried apricots, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes, then drained; 2 small limes, halved; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 150 ml (5 fl oz/⅔ cup) prepared orange tea (2 tsp bought orange tea mixed with 300 ml (10 fl oz/1¼ cups) boiling water or 300 ml (10 fl oz/1¼ cups) prepared black tea with 1 tsp grated orange zest, left to steep for 5 minutes, then strained); 150 ml (5 fl oz/⅔ cup) prepared orange tea (2 tsp bought orange tea mixed with 300 ml (10 fl oz/1¼ cups) boiling water or 300 ml (10 fl oz/1¼ cups) prepared black tea with 1 tsp grated orange zest, left to steep for 5 minutes, then strained); 150 ml (5 fl oz/⅔ cup) prepared orange tea (2 tsp bought orange tea mixed with 300 ml (10 fl oz/1¼ cups) boiling water or 300 ml (10 fl oz/1¼ cups) prepared black tea with 1 tsp grated orange zest, left to steep for 5 minutes, then strained); 150 ml (5 fl oz/⅔ cup) prepared orange tea (2 tsp bought orange tea mixed with 300 ml (10 fl oz/1¼ cups) boiling water or 300 ml (10 fl oz/1¼ cups) prepared black tea with 1 tsp grated orange zest, left to steep for 5 minutes, then strained); 4 star anise; 75 ml (2½ fl oz/scant ¼ cup) clear honey; 150 ml (5 fl oz/⅔ cup) prepared orange tea (2 tsp bought orange tea mixed with 300 ml (10 fl oz/1¼ cups) boiling water or 300 ml (10 fl oz/1¼ cups) prepared black tea with 1 tsp grated orange zest, left to steep for 5 minutes, then strained); 2 cinnamon sticks; 4 chicken legs; 2 onions, thinly sliced; 3 tbsp olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Chicken and Other Birds

By Paul Gayler

Published 2015

About

In this dish the chicken legs are steam-cooked in a fruit-tea broth, together with sweet apricots and spices. The result is extremely light and very delicious. My recipe also includes fried limes: frying them really accentuates their lovely flavour. I like to serve this dish with its hint of the Caribbean accompanied by some plain rice and a salad.

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Americas
Jamaica
Main course
Gluten-free
Caribbean

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