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Recipe Tags: Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation Low Protein Main Dish Poultry African Moroccan Chicken Dietary Low Sodium Low In Something Meat 4 Hours Or Less

Roasted Pomegranate Chicken

This is a favorite rosh hashanah dish for moroccan jews. It is completely kosher.

Steps

Preheat oven to 375f in a cup , mix oil and garlic.
Brush garlic oil over chicken.
Place chicken in a shallow baking dish.
Drizzle any remaining oil over chicken.
Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes , basting several times with pan juices , until skin is browned and juices run clear when a thigh is pierced at thickest part with a fork.
Remove 1 tablespoon seeds from pomegranate.
Set aside for garnish.
Squeeze juice form remaining pomegranate through a sieve into a small bowl.
In a small nonreactive saucepan , mix pomegranate juice , wine , lemon juice , and cinnamon sugar.
Bring to a boil over high heat.
Reduce heat to low and cook 5 minutes.
Season sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
Transfer roasted chicken to a serving platter and pierce each piece several times.
Pour sauce over chicken.
Garnish with pomegranate seeds and serve at room temperature.

Ingredients

olive oil, garlic, chicken, pomegranate, dry white wine, lemon, juice of, cinnamon sugar, salt and pepper