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Moroccan Almond Honey Chicken Recipe
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Moroccan food is considered one of the most diverse foods around the globe.
Morocco is one of the most visited African countries throughout time and history and one of the main reasons Morocco remains popular is because of the food.
How to Make Moroccan Almond Honey Chicken
Moroccan Honey Chicken, the food of Morocco is a mix of Berber, Moorish, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and African cuisines.
The cooks in the royal kitchens of Fez, Meknes, Marrakech, Rabat, and Tetouan refined Moroccan food over the centuries and created the basis for what is known as Moroccan food recipes today.
Moroccan Almond Honey Chicken
Serves 6
African food
Ingredients
2 teaspoons butter
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 chicken cut into pieces
2 chopped medium onions
1 chopped clove garlic
1 cup ground almonds
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoons pepper
1/2 cup honey
1 1/2 cups of chicken broth
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 lemon for juice
Directions
In a casserole heat butter and vegetable oil and brown
chicken.Season with salt and pepper and remove.In the remaining fat, cook onions and garlic until
translucent.
Add next 4 ingredients, cook over a
gentle heat stirring until well mixed.Combine
the broth and cornstarch and add to the contents of the casserole over high
heat.
Cook and stir sauce thickens.Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice.Replace chicken, spooning sauce over chicken.Bake in covered preheated oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
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