Recipe: Chicken with Dark Chocolate

Name: Chicken with Dark Chocolate
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: Roasted chicken with dark chocolate Proportions for 4 to 6 people (depending on appetite):; 1 beautiful farm chicken of approximately 1.8 kg (4 lb); 2 large yellow onions, thinly sliced; 3 cloves of garlic (degemmed, crushed and chopped); 300 g (10.5 oz) of ripe tomatoes (seeded, peeled and chopped into large pieces) or organic in jars; 100 g (3.5 oz) of high quality blonde raisins; 25 g (0.9 oz) of almond powder; 120 g (4.25 oz) of bitter cocoa powder (van hooten); 1 liter (1.1 qt) of prepared beef broth.; Regarding the spices, in a mortar crush with the bottom of a saucepan 1 star anise and 10 coriander seeds then add 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon and set aside.; olive oil, salt, freshly ground pepper, butter and oil

By chef patrick Asfaux 4.8/5 (34 reviews) · 🍳 29 made it

Prep 20 min

Cook 45 min

Total 1h05

Servings 6 serv.

A few years ago, one of our clients, the governor of the Yucatan province in Mexico, commissioned me to prepare a meal on site to honor some of his best friends

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Roasted chicken with dark chocolate Proportions for 4 to 6 people (depending on appetite):
1 beautiful farm chicken of approximately 1.8 kg (4 lb)
2 large yellow onions, thinly sliced
3 cloves of garlic (degemmed, crushed and chopped)
300 g (10.5 oz) of ripe tomatoes (seeded, peeled and chopped into large pieces) or organic in jars
100 g (3.5 oz) of high quality blonde raisins
25 g (0.9 oz) of almond powder
120 g (4.25 oz) of bitter cocoa powder (van hooten)
1 liter (1.1 qt) of prepared beef broth.
Regarding the spices, in a mortar crush with the bottom of a saucepan 1 star anise and 10 coriander seeds then add 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon and set aside.
olive oil, salt, freshly ground pepper, butter and oil

Step-by-step directions

1 Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F) (th7)

2 Put your chicken to cook in the oven as you normally would for a roasted chicken 10 minutes on one thigh, 10 minutes on the other and finally back in its normal position for 25 minutes, 45 minutes total.

3 Meanwhile prepare the sauce:
In a thick saucepan heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil, add the onions, garlic and tomatoes, salt and pepper and let sweat covered for 5 minutes.

4 In a bowl dilute the almond powder with 2 tablespoons of broth and pour into the onion mixture then do the same with the chocolate, stir well, add the raisins then add the prepared spices, moisten with the rest of the broth and let simmer at low boil, covered for 30 minutes.
Remove the chicken from the oven, put a little water in the pan and cut it into 8 pieces, arrange on a platter, mix the remaining juice strained into the chocolate sauce then pour some over the chicken pieces and the rest in a sauceboat, served with for example plain rice or quinoa moistened with a little olive oil, and most importantly tell me about your guests' reaction.