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Sweet and Sour Cranberry Chicken

Here's how you make Sweet and Sour Cranberry Chicken
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 45m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3 1/2 pounds whole chicken (cut into 8 pieces, bone-in, skin on or off)
  • RUB
  • 4 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme (rubbed)
  • SAUCE
  • 2 tablespoons oil (vegetable oil)
  • 2 large yellow onion (sliced)
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh gingerroot (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1 cup chicken stock (or water)
  • 2 1/2 cups cranberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Pepper (to taste)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
  • Steamed rice
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Combine all the rub ingredients together, then rub on the chicken pieces. Place in the refrigerator to marinate for a few hours.

  • Step 2: Heat oil in a large deep skillet or Dutch oven. Brown chicken pieces well. Place chicken in a single layer, skin side up in a 9"x13" baking dish. Discard all but a thin layer of oil in the pan. (Clean out pan if sugar burns.)

  • Step 3: Add onions and brown well. Add garlic and ginger and cook a minute longer.

  • Step 4: Add vinegar and stir up any bits of onion or chicken from the bottom of the pan. Add stock and bring to a boil. Add cranberries, honey and salt and pepper. Cook gently 10 minutes.

  • Step 5: Spoon sauce over chicken, cover and bake in a preheated 350F oven 30 minutes.

  • Step 6: Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken reaches 160F.

  • Step 7: Serve with rice.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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