Moroccan Chicken with Chickpeas and Apricots

Name: Moroccan Chicken with Chickpeas and Apricots
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Africa & Middle-East, African
Ingredients: 1 1/4 teaspoons, sweet paprika; 1/2 teaspoon, ground cumin; 1/4 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 1/2 teaspoon, ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon, ground coriander; 1/4 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 3 strips, lemon zest (each about 2 inches by 3/4 inch); 3 tablespoons, fresh lemon juice, from 1 to 2 lemons; 5 medium cloves, garlic, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 5 teaspoons); 1 (3 1/2 to 4 pounds), whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces, (4 breast pieces, 2 thighs, 2 drumsticks; wings reserved for another use) and trimmed of excess fat; , Salt and ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon, olive oil; 1 , large onion, halved and cut into 1/4-inch slices (about 3 cups); 1 3/4 cups, low-sodium chicken broth; 1 tablespoon, honey; 1 , medium carrot, peeled and cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick coins, very large pieces cut into half-moons (about 1 cup); 1 cup, dried apricots, halved; 1 , (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 2 tablespoons, chopped fresh cilantro leaves

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2006

We wanted to mimic the deep, complex flavors of a Moroccan tagine without the traditional earthenware pot or long cooking time. Our pared-down version uses a Dutch oven and a mixture of warm spices to create a rich, satisfying dish.

SERVES4

TIME1¼ hours

Moroccan Chicken with Chickpeas and Apricots

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To achieve deep flavor in about 1 hour, we followed our standard braised chicken procedure: browning the skin-on pieces to give the braising liquid deep flavor; removing the chicken from the pot; sautéing onion, strips of lemon zest, garlic...

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