Jewish Gefen Honey Orange And Fig Jam Chicken
Created by dienia b on September 14, 2023
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 9m
- Cook Time: 2h
- Recipe #41597
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken thighs, (6)
- 2 pounds chicken legs, (6)
- 3 carrots, sliced in big chunks on diagonal
- 6 French shallots
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1 orange, sliced, zested
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 4 bay leaves
- Sauce
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/3 cup fig jam
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 lemon, zested, juiced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
How to Make
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Step 1: In Dutch oven, place 6 chicken thighs and drumsticks.
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Step 2: Lightly season.
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Step 3: Add in your carrots, whole shallots and whole garlic, (they had 15 cloves), getting in between the chicken pieces.
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Step 4: Add in orange slices, bay leaves and thyme sprigs.
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Step 5: In a bowl, mix honey, fig jam, olive oil, soy sauce, Dijon mustard, citrus zest, lemon juice salt, and pepper .
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Step 6: Pour over chicken and vegetables evenly.
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Step 7: Cover pot and bake at 350 degrees F for an hour and a half.
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Step 8: Uncover and bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for an additional 20 to 30 minutes until top is caramelized and sauce is thickened.
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Step 9: Remove bay leaves and thyme
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (617.2 g)
- Calories 1125.7
- Total Fat - 60.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 13.3 g
- Cholesterol - 511.1 mg
- Sodium - 1384.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 87.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 9.7 g
- Sugars - 22.7 g
- Protein - 58.6 g
- Calcium - 113.9 mg
- Iron - 7.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 49 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg