Cape Malay Chicken Sosaties with Yellow Rice

Name: Cape Malay Chicken Sosaties with Yellow Rice
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 2 lb boneless chicken thighs, in 1½-inch pieces; 6 oz dried apricots; ½ cup apricot preserves; 2 onions (1 diced, 1 in chunks); 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 tbsp grated ginger; 1½ cups rice; 2 tbsp oil; ¼ cup vinegar; 1½ tbsp curry powder; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; ½ tsp cinnamon; 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp turmeric; salt; pepper

DinnerSouth African65 minServes 4835 kcal53 g protein

Photo: Anrie · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Sweet-sour curry-and-apricot glazed chicken skewers threaded with onion and dried apricots, a South African braai favorite, with turmeric-tinted rice.

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Ingredients

2 lb boneless chicken thighs, in 1½-inch pieces
6 oz dried apricots
½ cup apricot preserves
2 onions (1 diced, 1 in chunks)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp grated ginger
1½ cups rice

From your pantry: 2 tbsp oil, ¼ cup vinegar, 1½ tbsp curry powder, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp ground coriander, ½ tsp cinnamon, 2 bay leaves, 1 tsp turmeric, salt, pepper.

Instructions

Heat the oil in a small pot over medium and cook the diced onion until soft, 5 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger, curry powder, cumin, coriander and cinnamon for 30 seconds, then the vinegar, jam, bay leaves and 1 tsp salt. Simmer 8 minutes until syrupy, then cool.
Toss the chicken with half the cooled sauce and marinate at least 30 minutes, or overnight. Soak wooden skewers and cover the apricots with hot water for 10 minutes.
Cook the rice with the turmeric and a pinch of salt for yellow rice.
Thread chicken, onion chunks and apricots onto skewers. Grill over medium or broil 4 inches from the heat, turning and brushing with the saved sauce, until charred at the edges and 175°F inside, 12 to 15 minutes.
Serve the sosaties over the yellow rice with any leftover glaze.

Tip: Traditional sosaties are lamb marinated for a day or two; chicken thighs stay juicy with just a few hours. Add a handful of raisins to the rice for real Cape Malay geelrys.