Ruby Chicken Recipe
I love this Ruby Chicken recipe for it provides me such rave comments every single time I cook it. I just love Side Dish recipes and this dish is my only favorite amongst them. A good way to use up Chicken is to make some amazing Ruby Chicken. What is more sinful than not trying out this sinfully delicious Ruby Chicken ? Start right away!
Ingredients
3 broiler fryers quartered
1 tablespoon salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 medium size onions, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
2 cups orange juice
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 cans whole berry cranberry sauce
Directions
Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt.
Brown chicken on one side in hot oil, using two skillets; turn, add onions; brown on second side.
Sprinkle on the cinnamon and ginger.
Add orange rind and juice and lemon juice.
Cover; simmer 20 minutes.
Add cranberry sauce.
Simmer, covered, 15 minutes longer, or until almost tender.
Cool quickly.
Line two 10 cup freezer to table baking dishes with heavy foil.
Remove chicken to foil lined dishes.
Measure cooking liquid and thicken, if you wish.
Allow 1 tablespoon of flour mixed with 2 tablespoons water for each cup of liquid.
Bring to boiling, cook 3 minutes, cool, pour over chicken.
Freeze chicken and sauce.
When frozen, remove foil wrapped food from baking dishes; return to freezer.
To serve: Remove foil, place food in same baking dish.
Heat, covered, in moderate oven (350°), turning pieces once, 2 hours, or until bubbly hot.
Brown chicken on one side in hot oil, using two skillets; turn, add onions; brown on second side.
Sprinkle on the cinnamon and ginger.
Add orange rind and juice and lemon juice.
Cover; simmer 20 minutes.
Add cranberry sauce.
Simmer, covered, 15 minutes longer, or until almost tender.
Cool quickly.
Line two 10 cup freezer to table baking dishes with heavy foil.
Remove chicken to foil lined dishes.
Measure cooking liquid and thicken, if you wish.
Allow 1 tablespoon of flour mixed with 2 tablespoons water for each cup of liquid.
Bring to boiling, cook 3 minutes, cool, pour over chicken.
Freeze chicken and sauce.
When frozen, remove foil wrapped food from baking dishes; return to freezer.
To serve: Remove foil, place food in same baking dish.
Heat, covered, in moderate oven (350°), turning pieces once, 2 hours, or until bubbly hot.
