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Sautéed Chicken With Green Olives And Cilantro Recipe

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Directions

Step #1 Preheat the oven to 500°.
Step #2 Heat 1 tbsp of the olive oil in a small saucepan.
Step #3 Add the onion, garlic, ginger, cinnamon & saffron & cook over moderate heat until the onion softens, about 5 mins.
Step #4 Add the chicken stock & season this with salt & pepper.
Step #5 Increase the heat to high & let simmer, stirring every once in awhile, until the liquid reduces by three-quarters & becomes syrupy, about 20 mins.
Step #6 Remove from the heat.
Step #7 Spice up the chicken with salt & pepper.
Step #8 Heat 2 tbsps of the olive oil In a large-ish ovenproof skillet.
Step #9 Add the chicken, skin side down, & cook over moderately high heat until lightly browned, 5 to 8 mins.
Step #10 Turn the chicken & cook for 2 mins.
Step #11 Turn the pieces skin side down & roast in the oven for about 25 mins, or until the juices run clear when a thigh is pierced.
Step #12 Remove the cinnamon stick from the sauce.
Step #13 Add the olives & the remaining 1 tbsp of olive oil & season this with pepper.
Step #14 Rewarm the sauce over low heat/flame for 1 min.
Step #15 Remove from the heat & stir in the the lemon juice & the 1 tbsp of sliced cilantro.
Step #16 Arrange the chicken on plates & spoon the sauce around it.
Step #17 Garnish with cilantro & serve.
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