Chicken with Grapes and Apricots

Chicken with Grapes and Apricots
serves 6

1 large chicken, 1.8kg cut into 8
3 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, peeled and chopped
1 cinnamon stick
100g seedles grapes, halved
100g dried apricots

marinade
1 tbsp clear honey
1 tsp grated ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
100ml white wine

First mix together all the marinade ingredients in a bowl. Rub the chicken all over in the marinade and cover and leave in the fridge overnight.

Drain and reserve the excess marinade. Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the onion for 5 minutes. Add the chicken and brown all over. Add the remaining marinade and cinnamon stick and simmer for 40 minutes (the liquid should reduce by half).

Add the grapes and apricots, cover and simmer for a further 8 minutes. Remove the cinnamon stick and check the chicken is cooked through.

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