Ingredients

  • 1 chicken, cut into 8 pieces
  • 1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt, or to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
  • 1/2 cup kosher for Passover vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup dried apricots, roughly chopped
  • 3 tablespoons apricot preserves
  • 3 tablespoons tamarind concentrate
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons sauce from chipotles in adobo
  • 1 or more chipotle peppers from chipotles in adobo, optional

Method

  • Season chicken well with salt and pepper.
  • Place a large heavy skillet over high heat and add oil.
  • Add chicken pieces skin side down in a single layer.
  • Reduce heat to medium and slowly brown, turning occasionally, until browned evenly on all sides.
  • Pour 4 cups water over chicken, raise heat to medium-high, and bring to a simmer.
  • Stir in dried apricots, apricot preserves, tamarind, sugar and chipotle sauce, including 1 or more chipotle peppers if desired for more heat.
  • Simmer, adjusting heat as necessary, until sauce has thickened enough to coat chicken, about 30 minutes.
  • Adjust salt and pepper to taste, and serve.