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Zirbaya (Chicken in a Sweet Sauce)




Source of Recipe


The Stewpot


Recipe Introduction


Arabian


List of Ingredients




1 chicken -- 3 lbs
1 tsp. salt
½ tsp. pepper
1 tsp. coriander
2 Tbsp. cinnamon
20 threads saffron
2 Tbsp. wine vinegar
2 Tbsp. olive oil
2/3 c almonds -- (4 oz)
½ c sugar
4 Tbsp. rosewater



Recipe



Put cut-up chicken, spices, vinegar, and oil into pot. Bring to boil, cook covered over moderate to low heat 40 minutes, stirring periodically to keep the chicken from sticking. Blanch and grind almonds, mix with sugar and rosewater to make a paste. Stir this in with chicken, bring back to a boil and cook about 8 minutes until sauce thickens.