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Chicken W/ Caramelized Baby Onions & Honey (Djaj Bil Assal) Recipe

Chicken W/ Caramelized Baby Onions & Honey (Djaj Bil Assal) Recipe

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Chicken W/ Caramelized Baby Onions & Honey (Djaj Bil Assal)

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To peel shallots or baby onions, blanch them in boiling water for 5 minutes, drain, and when cool enough to handle, peel off the skins and trim the root ends.
Sautee the chopped onion until softened in the oil over a medium heat in a pan or casserole large enough to hold the chicken pieces in one layer. Stir in the saffron, ginger, cinnamon, then put in the chicken pieces. Season with salt and pepper, and turn to brown them lightly all over.
Add about 1 cup of water and cook, covered, over a low heat, turning the pieces over, for about 15 min or until the chicken breasts are done. Lift out the breasts and put them to one side. Add the shallots or baby onions and continue to cook, covered, for about 25 minutes, or until the remaining chicken pieces are very tender. During the cooking, turn the pieces and stir the onions occasionally; add a little water, if necessary.
Lift out the chicken pieces and set to one side. Stir the honey into the pan. Check the seasoning. You need quite a bit of pepper to mitigate the sweetness. Cook, uncovered, until all the water is evaporated and the onions are brown, caramelized, and so soft that you could crush them.(As they say in Morocco, with your tongue .).
Return the chicken pieces to the pan, spoon the onions on top of them, and heat through. A few minutes should be enough. Serve, if you wish, sprinkled either with blanched almonds fried in a drop of oil until they are lightly golden, or with toasted sesame seeds.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	787.58 Kcal (3297 kJ)
Calories from fat	475.53 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	52.84g	81%
Cholesterol	235.35mg	78%
Sodium	222.11mg	9%
Potassium	917.94mg	20%
Total Carbs	26.3g	9%
Sugars	13.8g	55%
Dietary Fiber	4.31g	17%
Protein	50.78g	102%
Vitamin C	18.9mg	31%
Iron	3.8mg	21%
Calcium	83.6mg	8%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	186.71 Kcal (782 kJ)
Calories from fat	112.73 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	12.53g	81%
Cholesterol	55.79mg	78%
Sodium	52.66mg	9%
Potassium	217.62mg	20%
Total Carbs	6.23g	9%
Sugars	3.27g	55%
Dietary Fiber	1.02g	17%
Protein	12.04g	102%
Vitamin C	4.5mg	31%
Iron	0.9mg	21%
Calcium	19.8mg	8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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