04 Feb SPECIAL TU B’SHVAT RECIPES

CHICKEN WITH OLIVES, FIGS & DATES

INGREDIENTS:

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1⁄4 cup honey
1 chicken, cut in 1/8’s
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, sliced
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons dried oregano
10 gs, stems trimmed, halved
1 cup pitted dates
1/2 cup green olives

DIRECTIONS:

Tu B’Shvat is the New Year for the trees. It’s time
to celebrate the seven species of Israel, wheat,
barley, olives,dates, grapes, figs and pomegranates
Try this chicken recipe with olives, figs and dates
for a delicious treat.
Preheat oven to 400°F. In a small bowl, whisk 1⁄4
cup water, vinegar, and cornstarch. Whisk in honey
and set aside. Rub chicken with olive oil, salt and
pepper and minced garlic and oregano . Place in
large baking pan surrounded with onion, figs, olives
and dates. Top with vinegar and honey mixture.
Bake covered for 1 hr. Uncover for another half
hour until golden brown and cooked through.

NYC CANDIED STREET NUTS

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups of ry roasted unsalted nuts
1 cup of sugar
1/3 cup of water
cinnamon, chili powder or cocoa
powder

DIRECTIONS:

If you’ve ever walked down the streets of New York City,
you will know exactly what I’m talking about – the smell of
those candied Street nuts is delicious 😋
In a dry clean skillet add dry roasted unsalted nuts 🥜-
peanuts, almonds, pecans etc, sugar and water. Over
medium heat stir for approximately five – seven minutes
until water evaporates and mixture seizes and you are left
with sugar crystals coating the nuts keep stirring until the
sugar melts once again and begins to caramelize this
should take approximately another 3 to 4 minutes. Do not
leave and keep constantly stirring as they will burn quickly.
Once sugar has caramelized remove from heat and add a
splash of vanilla and mix well. At this point you could also
add a sprinkle of cinnamon or some chili powder or cocoa
powder if you wanted different flavored candied nuts. Lay
out on parchment lined cookie sheet to cool completely
before storing in container. Note 📝- The mixture will go
from wet to dry and back to wet again.

FIG AND BALSAMIC GLAZED CHICKEN

INGREDIENTS:

1 Chicken
Salt
Pepper
Garlic Powder
Rosemary
1/4 Cup Balsamic Vinegar
3/4 Cup Fig Preserves
1/4 Cup Water

DIRECTIONS:

This amazing delicious chicken dish comes
together in just a few minutes.
1 chicken cut in 1/8ths or 6 thighs and legs
Season chicken with salt, pepper, garlic and
rosemary
Mix fig preserves with balsamic vinegar and water.
Rub into chicken
Bake in 350 degree oven uncovered for 1.5 hours