Juicy Pomegranate Chicken

Pomegranate is a very nutritious fruit and this recipe is absolutely delicious with it. Bursting with flavors, this yummy dish is perfect with rice. Here is how to make it for a delicious yummy picnic.

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• ¹⁄₄ cup olive oil 
• 2 small onions, sliced thin
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• ¹⁄₂ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon nutmeg 
• 2 ¹⁄₂ cups walnuts, finely ground
• ²⁄₃ cup pomegranate syrup 
• 2 ¹⁄₂ cups stock or 2 1/2 cups water 
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 1 ¹⁄₄ teaspoons saffron (optional)
• 2 limes
• 2 ¹⁄₂ – 3lbs bone-in poultry, of choice

• Heat butter or oil over medium heat in a large Dutch oven.
• Add onions and sauté until wilted and translucent.
• Add garlic, cinnamon and nutmeg and sauté, stirring, for another 1-2 minutes.
• Stir in walnuts, pomegranate syrup, stock, sugar, salt, pepper and saffron.
• Adjust sugar and salt to taste.
• Bring to a low boil and simmer 1/2 hour.
• Add chicken and simmer on low heat another 30-60 minutes.
• Halfway through the cooking time, add the lime juice to taste.
• The sauce will thicken and darken during this cooking time, and the oil will begin to render out of the walnuts.
• Add water or stock if necessary to prevent the sauce from thickening too much and scorching.
• Serve with plain white rice.
• Pomegranate syrup is available in most Middle Eastern and health food stores.
• If it is unavailable, you can use an equal amount of frozen, concentrated cranberry juice.
• The flavor is roughly the same.
• You can use a whole bone-in chicken if you like.
• Cut it into 8 serving pieces and remove most of the skin.
• The bones will give the dish a richer flavor.
• Perfect for any picnic, yum!

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Juicy Pomegranate Chicken is super Yummy!