Sticky Cranberry & Garlic Chicken

This Cranberry & Garlic Chicken is sweet, savory, and sticky making it the perfect meal for special occasions.

 

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 50 minutes

 

Ingredients

• 3 chicken Maryland’s and 3 drumsticks
• 1 cup frozen cranberries
• Sprigs of Lemon thyme
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• ½ cup sweet barbeque sauce (available from Asian supermarkets)
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• ¼ cup cranberry juice
• 2tbs brown sugar
• ¼ cup sticky balsamic vinegar
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1 tbs olive oil

Method

1. Preheat oven to 175C

2. Mince garlic finely.

3. Place minced garlic, BBQ sauce, soy sauce, juice, brown sugar and balsamic vinegar into a 28cm Bessemer frypan. Over a warm heat stir constantly until sugar is dissolved and sauces are mixed well.

4. Set aside.

5. Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper.

6. In a 28cm Bessemer Dutch oven or Casserole dish, heat olive oil and gently pan fry chicken pieces until golden brown, but not cooked through.

7. Drain off excess fat. 

8. Pour sauce over chicken pieces and scatter cranberries and some of lemon thyme over the top. 

9. Bake in oven for 30-40 mins or until chicken is cooked.  Halfway through the cooking time, carefully glaze the chicken with the juices in the bottom of the pan.

10. Serve hot with your choice of vegetables or salad.

 

 

Recommended Bessemer Cookware?

For this recipe, we recommend you use the Bessemer 3 Piece Cookware Starter Set 28cm as featured in this recipe for best results!