Chicken with leeks and apples

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 tablespoons Olive oil
2½ pounds Chicken pieces (up to 3)
2 mediums Leeks (white and tender green), chopped
1 Clove garlic; minced
¼ cup Orange marmalade
2 cups Apple juice
1 cup Chicken broth
2 Tart cooking apples; such as Granny Smith, cored/thinly sliced
1 teaspoon Cinnamon

Directions

In a wok, heat olive oil over Medium-High heat until hot, swirling to coat sides of pan. Add chicken, arranging pieces extending up sides of wok.

Cook, turning, until browned all over, 7-10 minutes. Remove to a plate.

Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of fat from wok. Add leeks and garlic and cook, stirring, until soft, 3-5 minutes. REtur chicken to wok, aling woth any juice that have accumulated on plate. Add marmalade, apple juice and chicken broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to Medium-Low. Cover and cook until chicken is just white near bone, 30-35 minutes. Add apple and cinnamon. Raise heat to High. Boil, uncovered, sitrring occasionally, until sauce is slightly thickened and chicken and apples are tender, about 3 minutes. MC formatting by bobbi744@...

Serving Ideas : Serve with couscous or steamed rice and buttered broccoli.

NOTES : Can substitute 2 onions for leeks in unavailable.

Recipe by: 365 Ways to Wok

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #908 by Roberta Banghart <bobbi744@...> on Nov 14, 1997

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