Chicken With Cranberries

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs chicken pieces, skinned
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large red onion, thinly sliced
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper flakes
• 1 cup fresh cranberries (or frozen)
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 slices oranges, halved
• 2 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped or 1 tablespoon dried mint

Recipe

• 1 in a ziplock bag, toss chicken with flour and coat well, reserve remaining flour.
• 2 in a large nonstick skillet heat half of the olive oil over med-high heat. brown chicken, for about 10 minutes. transfer chicken to plate, pour off fat in pan.
• 3 add remaining olive oil to pan, reduce heat to medium, add onions, garlic, coriander, cinnamon, black pepper, and hot pepper flakes, cook stirring occasionally until onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
• 4 sprinkle in reserved flour, cook stirring for 1 minute.
• 5 stir in cranberries, stock, orange juice, sugar and salt, bring to a boil.
• 6 return chicken to pan, and arrange orange slices over chicken.
• 7 reduce heat, cover and simmer occasionally spooning sauce over hicken until juices run clear when chicken is pierced, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• 8 when done, sprinkle with mint.
• 9 optional: mix yogurt with mint and server over chicken for those who prefer less spiciness.