Recipe for Chicken with Almonds and Honey 
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Yield:
4
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
1/2 lb Chicken
Kosher or sea salt as needed
Freshly-ground black pepper as needed
2 tbl Olive oil plus
1 tsp Olive oil
1 med Onion finely chopped
1 tbl Minced cilantro
1 tbl Minced parsley
1/4 tsp Grated fresh ginger
1 pch Saffron threads crumbled
1/4 tsp Ground cumin, preferably freshly ground
in a mortar or spice mill
1/8 tsp Nutmeg
1/2 cup Chicken broth
1/4 cup Dry white wine
2 tbl Chopped blanched almonds
Instructions:
Instructions: Cut the chicken into small serving pieces, detaching the wings and legs and dividing the breast in 4 pieces and each thigh in half crosswise. Sprinkle on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a shallow casserole and lightly brown the chicken on all sides. Add the onion and cook until it has wilted. Sprinkle in the cilantro, parsley, ginger, saffron, cumin, and nutmeg. Stir in the chicken broth and wine, cover, and simmer 40 minutes.

In a very small skillet, heat the remaining teaspoon oil and lightly brown the almonds over a medium flame. Add the honey and 2 tablespoons water and cook away most of the liquid. Spoon over the chicken, cover, and cook 5 minutes more.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Comments: A preparation from Andalucias Moorish past that includes many of the most characteristic ingredients of Moorish cooking of those times: almonds, honey, cilantro, ginger, saffron, and cumin.

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