Apricot Ginger Chicken Recipes

CHICKEN WITH APRICOT-GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil in pan, add chicken, cook about 10 minutes on each side or until golden brown and tender.
• Remove from pan, place on serving dish, top with sauce.
• Apricot-Ginger Sauce:.
• Make sauce while chicken is cooking.
• Cut ginger into wafer-thin slices, then into shreds.
• Combine apricot nectar, ginger and soy sauce in pan, bring to a boil, stir in blended cornstarch and water, stir until sauce boils and thickens, add green onion.

GINGER-APRICOT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cover the apricots with boiling water and stand about 1 hour or until apricots are soft; drain.
• Heat oil in pan, add chicken and cook until lightly browned all over.
• Transfer to an (8 cup capacity) ovenproof dish.
• Add onion, garlic, ginger, and rind to the same pan, cook until onion is soft.
• Stir in thyme, juices, brandy, stock and blended cornstarch and water, stir over heat until mixture boils and thickens.
• Pour mixture over chicken, add the apricots.
• Bake covered in a medium oven about 20 minutes or until chicken is tender.
• Can be made ahead. Suitable for freezing.