Name: Spiced Chicken Legs with Apricots and Raisins Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 tbsp cooking oil; 4 chicken thighs; 4 chicken drumsticks; 1¾ tsp salt; ½ tsp fresh ground black pepper; 1 onion; 3 cloves garlic; 1¼ cans low sodium chicken broth; ¼ tsp allspice; ¼ tsp red pepper flakes; cup apricots; ¼ cup dark or golden raisins; ¼ cup Fresh Parsley

Spiced Chicken Legs with Apricots and Raisins Recipe

Lumi Karvonen Modified: November 12, 2023

How To Make Spiced Chicken Legs with Apricots and Raisins

Sink your teeth into these juicy and hot spiced chicken legs, served alongside tart apricots and sweet raisins, for a medley of bright and bold flavors!

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 23 minutes

Total: 33 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2tbspcooking oil
4chicken thighs
4chicken drumsticks
1¾tspsalt
½tspfresh ground black pepper
1onion
3garlic cloves
1¼canschicken broth,low sodium
¼tspallspice
¼tspred pepper flakes
cupdried apricots
¼cupdark raisins,or golden
¼cupfresh parsley,chopped

Instructions

In a large, deep frying pan, heat the oil over moderately high heat. Season the chicken thighs and drumsticks with 14 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper.
Cook the chicken for about 8 minutes in all, turning, until browned. Remove.
Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat from the pan. Reduce the heat to moderately low.
Add the onion and garlic to the pan; cook, stirring occasionally, for about 3 minutes, until the onion starts to soften.
Add the broth, the remaining 1½ teaspoons salt and 14 teaspoon black pepper, the allspice and the red-pepper flakes. Add the chicken, apricots, and raisins.
Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat, and simmer the chicken, partially covered, for about 20 minutes, until just done.
Serve topped with the parsley, and enjoy!