Ingredients
4 servings
- •8 chicken drumsticks
- •salt and pepper to taste
- •2 tablespoons olive oil
- •3 cloves garlic, minced
- •0.5 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
- •4 cups apricot nectar
- •1 tablespoon water
- •1 teaspoon cornstarch, or as needed
- •3 tablespoons Madras curry powder
- •1 cup dried apricots
- •4 medium carrots, thinly sliced
- •1 large onion, roughly chopped
- •1 large green bell pepper, roughly chopped
- •1 fresh green chile pepper, minced
- •0.5 cup chopped water chestnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Season chicken with salt and pepper.
- Heat oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir until garlic is soft and fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add chicken and brown for about 3 minutes per side.
- Transfer the skillet to the preheated oven and bake until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 7 to 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
- Bring apricot nectar to a boil in a large pot over medium-high heat, then reduce then heat to medium-low. Mix water and cornstarch together in a small bowl; stir into apricot nectar. Stir in curry powder, then apricots. Add baked chicken.
- Place the cast iron skillet with chicken drippings over medium heat. Stir in carrots, onion, bell pepper, and chile pepper; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour chicken and apricot sauce into the skillet; cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Season again with salt and pepper. Stir in water chestnuts just before serving.
Nutritional Facts
Per 4 servings
- Calories: 649
- Carbohydrate: 75g
- Fat: 23g
- Fiber: 9g
- Protein: 40g
- Sugar: 59g