Poulet Seychelles Avec Couscous De Cilantro

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 chicken breasts, skin on
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups mandarin orange sections, peeled (including the juice if using canned)
• 1/2 cup chicken stock or 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/3 cup chutney (read *note)
• 1 tablespoon jaggery or 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon or 1/2 cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon fresh tarragon (subbed for fresh thyme)
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1 1/4 cups chicken broth
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 cups israeli couscous (or standard couscous)
• 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1/3 cup green onion, sliced
• 2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 note: *major grey's brand chutney was used in the original recipe but i went online and looked at the ingredients for major grey's chutney and made a simple and modified copycat version.
• 2 preheat oven to 350º.
• 3 season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
• 4 in a roasting pan, combine the remaining chicken ingredients except for the raisins.
• 5 place the chicken pieces on top of the mixture and coat well.
• 6 roast uncovered for 20 minutes.
• 7 baste meat with pan juices 3-4 times , roasting approximately 30 minutes more or until done. (internal temperature should read 165º). last 10 minutes of cooking, stir in the raisins.
• 8 while waiting for the chicken to roast, prepare the couscous: bring the broth to a boil in a pot with a tight-fitting lid.
• 9 add everything except for the cilantro, cover and simmer for 3 minutes.
• 10 turn off the heat and leave the pan covered for 7 additional minutes or until all liquid is absorbed.
• 11 transfer chicken to a serving platter. pour any pan juices from the roasting pan onto the chicken breasts.
• 12 garnish chicken with the green onions and sliced almonds.
• 13 stir the cilantro into the couscous, fluff with a fork and serve the couscous with the chicken.