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Title: Chicken with Pomegranate Juice
Categories: Chicken
Yield: 6 Servings

1 (2 1/2 to 3 pound) fryer
3 tb Shortening
3 tb Butter
1/2 ts Poultry seasoning
2 tb Tomato sauce
1 lg Onion; finely chopped
2 c Walnuts; finely chopped
3 1/2 c Water
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Pepper
1/2 ts Cinnamon
2 ts Lemon juice
1 c Fresh pomegranate juice
2 tb -Pomegranate syrup,
- increase as desired
1 tb Sugar

Wash and prepare chicken for frying. Saute the chicken with seasoning in
shortening until light brown on all sides. Alternatively: bake chicken at
350 degrees F for 45 minutes. Put chicken aside. Saute the onions in 3 Tbsp
butter until golden brown. Add tomato sauce and saute for a few minutes.
Add walnuts to the sauteed onions and sauce, and saute over medium fire for
about 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Be careful not to burn the walnuts.
Add water, salt, pepper, cinnamon,lemon juice, and pomegranate juice/syrup.
Cover and let cook on a low fire for about 35 minutes. Taste the sauce, and
if you find it a little sour, add the sugar. Arrange chicken pieces in the
sauce, cover and continue to simmer for 20-25 minutes. Serve with white
rice.

Source: Lydia Visco

From the MM database of Judi M. Phelps. jphelps@shell.portal.com,
juphelps@delphi.com, or jphelps@shell.portal.com

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini