Recipe
Honey-Grapefruit Chicken
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Serves: 4
Add some zip to your family meal by making this citrus pleaser. Choose a pink or red grapefruit, which are on the sweeter side, for this recipe.
Contributed By: Poulet du Québec
Ingredients
1
pink grapefruit
2 tsp (10 mL)
butter
2 tsp (10 mL)
olive oil
6-8
boneless chicken thighs
1 tbsp (15 mL)
honey
2
bay leaves
6
cloves garlic, whole cloves roasted garlic
1/3 cup (75 mL)
low-sodium chicken broth, homemade or purchased
salt, to taste
pepper, freshly ground, to taste
cilantro, fresh, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
1
On a work surface, remove the rind and pith from the grapefruit and use a knife to cut out the segments. Squeeze the juice from the fruit for the sauce after the segments have been removed and set aside.
2
Heat the butter and oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Brown the chicken thighs on both sides.
3
Add the honey, bay leaves, garlic and chicken broth.
4
Cover and cook on low heat about 30 minutes, occasionally turning the chicken thighs.
5
Five minutes before the chicken is done, add the grapefruit segments and reserved juice. Salt and pepper to taste.
6
Garnish with fresh cilantro.
7
Serve with orzo (rice-shaped pasta) and squash ribbons with garlic.