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Trendy pomegranate makes this chicken dish stand out
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February 28th, 2007 issue

RENÉ JAKL/THE PRAGUE POST
Fruit and nuts turn everyday white meat into something colorful and truly exciting.
By Rudolf Doležal 

There’s a reason why pomegranate is one of the hottest ingredients in modern international cuisine. It has a tannic character, both sweet and tangy in flavor, so it pairs well with many meats and vegetables. Some people even make pomegranate cocktails.

Chicken in Almond Pomegranate Sauce
Ingredients Preparation
4 chicken breasts
2 medium pomegranates
3.75 deciliters (13 fluid ounces) water
75 grams (2.7 ounces) brown sugar
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon white flour
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
Half a teaspoon ground cinnamon
125 milliliters chicken stock
50 grams blanched almonds, toasted
Fresh coriander 		Cut pomegranates in half and scoop out seeds.
Reserve about one-third cup of seeds.
Combine the remaining seeds, water and brown sugar in a small pan, stir over heat (do not allow to boil) until sugar is dissolved
Simmer, uncovered, for five minutes then strain into a container and reserve.
Heat half the oil in a large pan.
When hot, place chicken in pan and cook until browned on both sides and almost cooked.
Remove chicken from pan.
Heat remaining oil in same pan, then sauté onion and garlic until onion is soft, stirring
constantly.
Gradually stir in stock and reserved pomegranate liquid.
Cook until mixture comes to a boil and thickens slightly, stirring constantly.
Return chicken to pan and allow to simmer, covered, for five minutes or until cooked through.
Stir in reserved pomegranate seeds, almonds and coriander.
With this dish, we deepen and soften the sweetness of pomegranate with brown sugar. The resulting flavor works beautifully with almond, and can accompany fish as well as chicken. The principal ingredients are Mediterranean in origin, so choose your side dishes accordingly.
Rudolf Doležal is chef at Oliva, located at Plavecká 4, Prague 2–New Town. Tel. 222 250 288.


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