East African Braised Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 whole chicken, cut up into serving pieces
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 cups vertically sliced onions
1 tablespoon peeled chopped fresh ginger
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/2 cup reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
1/2 dry white wine
3 tablespoons chopped pitted dates
3 tablespoons golden raisins

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Sprinkle chicken with salt and black pepper.
Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
Add chicken, cook 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
Remove the chicken from pan.
Add the onions to pan; reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add the ginger and next 5 ingredients (ginger through garlic), cook for 1 minute.
Stir in chicken, broth and the remaining ingredients, and bring to a boil.
Cover and bake at 350\u00b0F for 1 hour.