Chicken With Cherry Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb sweet cherries, pitted (fresh or frozen)
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 garlic clove, minced
2 teaspoons ginger, minced
3 lbs broiler chickens, cut up
3 tablespoons butter

Preparation

Set aside 3/4 cup of cherries. In a blender, combine orange juice and remaining cherries; cover and process until smooth. Add the soy sauce, brown sugar, honey, lemon juice, garlic and ginger; set aside.
In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken on all sides in butter.
Place chicken skin side down in an ungreased 13 by 9 inch baking dish. Top with cherry sauce.
Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 20 minutes; turn chicken.
Top with reserved cherries. Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes longer or until chicken juices run clear.