Onion Gingered Chicken

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 3/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon ground dill seed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground sage
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 3 -4 lbs chicken pieces
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 cups chopped onions, in all
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
• 4 cups chicken stock, in all

Recipe

• 1 combine seasoning mix ingredients in a small bowl.
• 2 mix 2 tablespoons of mix with the flour and set aside for later use. sprinkle 4 tablespoons of mix over chicken and rub in well.
• 3 heat oil in heavy pot over high heat just until it begins to smoke, about 4 minutes.
• 4 brown chicken in batches, large pieces first, skin side down first, about 2-3 minutes per side.
• 5 remove from pot and set aside.
• 6 caution: this mixture will brown very quickly, so watch it carefully, but make sure to brown it well.
• 7 add onions to pot and scrape bottom to loosen browned bits.
• 8 cook, stirring and scraping frequently, until onions are brown, about 4 minutes.
• 9 add ginger, seasoned flour, and 1/2 cup of stock and stir until flour is completely incorporated.
• 10 continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until flour begins to stick, about 2-3 minutes.
• 11 stir in remaining stock and seasoning mix and scrape pot well.
• 12 return chicken and juices to pot, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer until chicken is tender and sauce has reduced to 4 cups, about 30 minutes.
• 13 serve over pasta or rice.