Cooking Recipe Chicken With Pomegranate Juice

Recipe Ingredients

1 (2 1/2 to 3 pound) fryer
3 tb Shortening
3 tb Butter
1/2 ts Poultry seasoning
2 tb Tomato sauce
1 lg Onion; finely chopped
2 c Walnuts; finely chopped
3 1/2 c Water
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Pepper
1/2 ts Cinnamon
2 ts Lemon juice
1 c Fresh pomegranate juice
2 tb -Pomegranate syrup, increase as desired
1 tb Sugar

Directions

Wash and prepare chicken for frying. Saute the chicken with
seasoning in shortening until light brown on all sides.
Alternatively: bake chicken at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes. Put
chicken aside. Saute the onions in 3 Tbsp butter until golden brown.
Add tomato sauce and saute for a few minutes. Add walnuts to the
sauteed onions and sauce, and saute over medium fire for about 5
minutes, stirring constantly. Be careful not to burn the walnuts.
Add water, salt, pepper, cinnamon,lemon juice, and pomegranate
juice/syrup. Cover and let cook on a low fire for about 35 minutes.
Taste the sauce, and if you find it a little sour, add the sugar.
Arrange chicken pieces in the sauce, cover and continue to simmer for
20-25 minutes. Serve with white rice.

Source: Lydia Visco

From the MM database of Judi M. Phelps. jphelps@shell.portal.com,
juphelps@delphi.com, or jphelps@shell.portal.com

Categories matching this recipe

Chicken