Chicken with garlic and apricot

Name: Chicken with garlic and apricot
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4-6 servings
Cuisine: Cooking Method
Ingredients: 6-8 chicken pieces; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 8 garlic cloves, crushed; 60 ml jam smooth, apricot; lemon zest and juice; 1 garlic bulb lightly crushed; 15 ml jam apricot, heated; handful of fresh coriander or parsley, roughly chopped

4-6 servings Prep: 10 mins, Cooking: 1 hr

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The garlic in this dish adds amazing flavour. The apricot jam not only adds sweetness but ensures the chicken becomes deliciously sticky and golden brown.

By Food24 June 11 2019

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Ingredients (8)

6-8	chicken — pieces
	salt and freshly ground black pepper
8	garlic — cloves, crushed
60 ml	jam — smooth, apricot
	lemon — zest and juice
1	garlic bulb — lightly crushed

TO FINISH

15 ml	jam — apricot, heated
	handful of fresh coriander or parsley, roughly chopped

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Method:

Preheat
the oven to 190°C.

1. Season the chicken with salt and
pepper. Mix the garlic, jam, lemon juice and zest well and brush all over the
chicken.

2. Arrange
the chicken and garlic bulb (if using) in a roasting pan and cover with foil.
Roast for 40 minutes.

3. To finish: Turn the chicken over
and brush with the heated apricot jam. Roast for another 15-20 minutes or until
the chicken is golden brown. Sprinkle the herbs over and serve