Skewered African Apricot Chicken

Skewered African Apricot Chicken

Ingredients:

3 pounds boneless chicken breasts -- cut into chunks (about ¼ inch)

2 cloves garlic -- minced

salt and pepper to taste

4 medium onions -- finely chopped 2 tablespoon oil

1 ½ teaspoons coriander

½ teaspoon cumin

1 ½ teaspoons hot curry powder

1 tablespoon brown sugar

½ cup fresh lemon juice

4 tablespoon apricot jam

15 apricots cut into halves (or 30 dried apricot halves)

1 onion -- cut into 2 inch chunks

2 bay leaves

Directions:

1    1)      Combine in a large bowl, chicken pieces, garlic, salt and pepper toss to coat and set aside.

2    2)      In a medium frying pan, fry onions in oil until golden. Stir in coriander, cumin and curry powder. Stir to coat onions,

3    3)      Add brown sugar, lemon juice, jam, and bay leaves ½ cup of water to pan.

4    4)      Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, then remove from heat and let cool.

5    5)      When cool, pour over chicken and refrigerate overnight.

6    6)      The next day, thread meat with onions (the 2" chunks) and apricots on skewers.

7    7)      Grill over coals or broil in oven (approximately 7 minutes on each side).

8    8)      While meat grills, remove bay leaves from marinade and transfer it to a heavy pot. Bring to a boil for 3 min.

9    9)      Serve marinade over rice.

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