Chicken with Cherry Sauce |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This tender moist chicken bakes in a savory sauce that combines cherries with soy sauce, orange juice and ginger. It's sure to be a big hit at your house like it is at mine. -Linda Grubb, Poland, Indiana Ingredients:
1 pound fresh or frozen pitted sweet cherries |
1/2 cup orange juice |
1/2 cup soy sauce |
1/4 cup packed brown sugar |
1/4 cup honey |
2 tablespoons lemon juice |
1 garlic clove, minced |
2 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot |
1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up |
3 tablespoons butter |
Directions:
1. Set aside 3/4 cup cherries. In a blender, combine orange juice and remaining cherries; cover and process until smooth. Add the soy sauce, brown sugar, honey, lemon juice, garlic and ginger; set aside.
2. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken on all sides in butter. Place chicken skin side down in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Top with cherry sauce.
3. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes; turn chicken. Top with reserved cherries. Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes longer or until chicken juices run clear. Yield: 4-6 servings.
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