Chicken Afrique Recipe
Ingredients
1 cut-up chicken
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup chopped shallots
3/4 cup finely chopped blanched almonds
12 pitted prunes
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Cooking Instructions
Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In large frypan over medium high heat, place olive oil. Add chicken and cook about 5 minutes or until brown on all sides. Remove chicken to 2-1/2 quart baking dish. To frypan, add shallots and saute about 10 minutes; add to chicken. Add almonds, prunes, nutmeg and water; cover with foil perforated with fork in several places. Bake in 350 degree F. oven about 1 hour or until chicken is fork tender. Remove to serving platter and sprinkle with parsley. Makes 4 servings.