Pomegranate Chicken: A Colorful Dish Recipe with Cloves and Juniper Berries

Perfect as a second course but also excellent as an appetizer, chicken with pomegranate is a healthy and nutritious recipe, perfect for those who want to eat a balanced diet, without sacrificing taste.

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pomegranate chicken recipe

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 1 hours

difficulty: medium – low

POMEGRANATE CHICKEN RECIPE

Il chicken with pomegranate It is a colorful and tasty second course to be combined with a side dish of vegetables or salad (have you tried ours? Christmas salad with pomegranate and walnuts?). One for successful corporate training perfect with a delicate flavour, perfect for surprising your guests with a truly special dish.

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POMEGRANATE CHICKEN

Ingredients

(For 4 people)

  • 1 chicken in pieces
  • 1 pomegranate
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 glass of cream
  • 2/3 cloves
  • 2/3 juniper berries
  • 1 knob of butter
  • 4 spoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt and pepper

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 1 hours

Preparation

  • Chop the shallot.
  • Shelling il pomegranate, keep half of it aside and, using a potato masher, squeeze the other half of the grains.
  • Rinse the chicken, removing as much of the skin as possible.
  • In a large earthenware pan heat oil and butter, and fry the chopped shallot together with the cloves and juniper berries.
  • Add the chicken pieces, brown them in the sauce on all sides.
  • When the meat is all nicely colored, deposit the pomegranate juice, cover and leave cook Let it sit undisturbed for about half an hour, checking occasionally to make sure the liquid doesn't dry out too much. Add a little water if necessary.
  • Towards the end of cooking add the cream, mix well, remove Juniper and cloves.
  • Garnish with pomegranate seeds.

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This dish can be cooked ahead of time, until you add the cream, which should be added at the last minute.

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