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Like so many people, I look for inspiration from the simanim to weave into my menu. I happen to love dates in my desserts, and I thought it would be fun to incorporate them in a chicken recipe.
2 pounds (910 grams) pargiyot, cut into bite-size pieces
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 cup Beleaves Pitted Dates, packed
1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 cup light soy sauce
4 cloves garlic or 4 cubes Gefen Frozen Garlic
4 tablespoons Gefen Lemon Juice
2 tablespoons silan, such as Heaven & Earth Date Syrup
2 teaspoons Gefen Sesame Oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees Celsius).
Place the dates in a small pot. Add boiling water and cover. Let soak for 20 minutes.
In a large bowl, toss the chicken with cornstarch. Add the soy sauce and toss again until evenly coated.
Spread the chicken evenly on a baking sheet and bake for 15–20 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked through.
While the chicken is cooking, put the soaked dates with the liquid in a food processor with the S-blade. Add the soy sauce, garlic, lemon juice, silan, sesame oil, and salt. Blend until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.
Toss the chicken with the date glaze.
Photography and Styling by Chay Berger
This recipe is from the Mishpacha Family Table Rosh Hashanah Supplement: Tastes of Tishrei 5786. Click here to see the entire collection!
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Can you sub the sessame oil for olive or Avocado oil?
Sure- but the sesame oil adds flavor as the other oils are neutral.
can any components of this be made in advance? how early and how to store?
You can definitely make it in advance and freeze it. I like to freeze in a special freezer-safe container and it should last for up to 3 months.
Thanks! You freeze it in the glaze? or separately?
You can freeze it in the glaze