Chicken Thighs in Soy & Date Syrup
by Asaf Feit | Chicken, Cooked Vegetables, Decrease Vata, Easy to Digest, Fall, Hot & Oily, Liver Blood Deficiency, Liver Dry Stagnation, Lubricating, Lunch, Nourishing, Recipes, Spleen Qi Deficiency, Spleen Yang Deficiency, Stimulating, Winter |
Chicken Thighs in Soy & Date Syrup
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 2 hours hrs
Total Time 2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Course Lunch, Main Course
- 4 chicken legs Vata - Pitta ++ Kapha +
- 4 chicken thighs Vata - Pitta ++ Kapha +
- 5 Tbs. sesame oil Vata - - Pitta ++ Kapha 0
- 1 large onion thickly sliced (Vata - - Pitta + Kapha -)
- 5 cloves garlic cut to large pieces (Vata - - Pitta ++ Kapha 0)
- 3 carrots peeled (Vata - Pitta 0 Kapha - -)
- 2 sweet potatoes peeled and sliced (Vata - - Pitta - Kapha +)
- 1 cup red wine Cabernet Sauvignon - optional (Vata + Pitta ++ Kapha - -)
- 1/4 cup soy sauce Shoyu (Vata - - Pitta 0 Kapha - -)
- 1/4 cup date syrup Vata - Pitta - - Kapha ++
- 2 cups water Vata 0 Pitta - Kapha +
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper Vata - Pitta + Kapha - -
- 1/2 tsp. caraway ground (Vata - Pitta + Kapha -)
- 1/2 tsp. fennel seeds ground (Vata - - Pitta - Kapha -)
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon ground (Vata - Pitta + Kapha - -)
- 1/2 tsp. dried ginger ground (Vata - - Pitta ++ Kapha -)
Pat the chicken parts dry.
In a wide and deep frying pan, heat the oil and fry the onion for 3-5 minutes.
Add the carrots and the garlic and continue frying for 3 more minutes.
Place the fried vegetables in a bowl and set aside.
Put the frying pan back on the flame.
Sear the chicken from all sides until it’s sealed and changes color, about 5-7 minutes.
Add the carrot and onion mixture to the chicken, pour the wine and bring to boil.
Add the soy sauce, date syrup, 2 cups of water and all the spices.
Mix, bring to boil, lower the flame and cook covered for 1.5 hours.
After an hour and a half, add the sweet potato slices and keep cooking for about 20 minutes, until the sweet potato is soft.
