Apricot chicken is a classic family dinner, and this easy one-pan recipe is a new favourite for maximum flavour with minimum effort. It uses tangy and sweet apricot nectar along with in-season apricots and a medley of warm spices. Or try a more traditional version of apricot chicken featuring French onion soup mix and apricot nector.
Ingredients
Method
Preheat oven to 220°C (200°C fan forced). Grease and line a large roasting dish with baking paper.
Combine apricot nectar, kecap manis, honey, ginger, garlic and chilli flakes in the roasting dish. Add the chicken and toss to coat. Tuck the onion, star anise, cinnamon and apricots amongst the chicken mixture. Roast for 45 minutes, basting and turning the chicken twice during cooking until chicken is browned and cooked through.
Serve topped with coriander sprigs and accompany with steamed rice and broccolini.
What to serve with apricot chicken
Serve with this sticky apricot chicken with steamed rice and your favourite in-season vegetables.
What is kecap manis?
Kecap Manis, also known as sweet soy sauce, is an Indonesian sauce that uses palm sugar in the production to create its thick and rich texture. If you don’t have any, you can sweeten some soy sauce with a small amount of sugar as an alternative option (or try and make your own), but you should be able to find kecap manis at most supermarkets.
Chicken drumsticks and other cuts
We’ve used a combination of chicken drumsticks and chicken thigh cutlets in this apricot chicken recipe. You can also use chicken marylands and butcher them yourself instead of buying drumsticks and thigh cutlets separately.
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