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🍽️ Orientalic Lemon Chicken with Pears

601 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 chicken (approx. 1,2 kg)
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 2 untreated lemons
• 1 shallot
• 1 garlic clove
• 20 g ginger
• 1 sachet saffron (0,1 g)
• 300 ml poultry broth
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 4 small pears
• 2 dried apricots
• 2 tbsp raisins
• 2 tbsp sultanas
• 2 tbsp cashew nuts
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp liquid honey
• 1 tsp chopped parsley

Instructions

1. 1. Wash the chicken and pat it dry with a kitchen towel.
2. 2. Cut the chicken into 8 pieces.
3. 3. Rub the chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
4. 4. Wash the lemons under hot water and pat them dry.
5. 5. Grate the zest from one lemon finely.
6. 6. Slice both lemons into thin rounds.
7. 7. Peel the shallot, the garlic, and the ginger.
8. 8. Finely chop the shallot, garlic, and ginger.
9. 9. Stir the saffron into 3 to 4 tablespoons of broth and let it steep.
10. 10. Heat the oil in a pot or pan.
11. 11. Sauté the shallot, garlic, and ginger in the hot oil.
12. 12. Place the chicken pieces into the pot.
13. 13. Add the lemon slices.
14. 14. Pour the regular broth and the saffron broth over the chicken.
15. 15. Bring the mixture to a boil.
16. 16. Reduce the heat and cover the pot.
17. 17. Let the chicken simmer gently for 35 to 40 minutes.
18. 18. Peel the pears.
19. 19. Quarter the pears.
20. 20. Chop the apricots finely.
21. 21. Mix the chopped apricots with the raisins, sultanas, cashews, and lemon zest.
22. 22. Melt the butter in a pan.
23. 23. Sauté the pears in the butter briefly until they are lightly golden brown.
24. 24. Add the pears and the dried fruit mixture to the chicken dish in the last 5 to 10 minutes.
25. 25. Season the dish with honey, salt, and pepper to taste.
26. 26. Sprinkle the finished dish with parsley.
27. 27. Serve the chicken.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 601
• Protein: 67 g · Fett/Fat: 19 g · Carbs: 38 g