2007 Riverside County Fair

National Date Festival 
 

Chicken Skewers in Ancho Date Sauce

Yield:  4 Servings

Seasoning Rub - 1 tablespoon each

Granulated Onion, Granulated Garlic, Black Pepper, Cumin, Coriander plus 1 1/2 tablespoons of Kosher Salt

Chicken Skewers

4   8 oz.             Chicken Breasts, sliced & skewered, seasoned with Seasoning Rub

1/2                     Medium Onion, diced

1/2                     Green Bell Pepper, diced

1/3 cup              Cilantro, coarsely chopped

1/2 cup              White Wine

1 cup                  Chicken Stock

To taste             Ancho Date Sauce (recipe below)

2 to 3                 Plum tomatoes, sliced

After searing chicken, remove from pan. Add to pan diced onion, green bell pepper, cilantro, and white wine, reduce by 1/2. Add 1cup chicken stock and Ancho Date Sauce to desired thickness.  For garnish, add 2 - 3 sliced plum tomatoes.

Ancho Date Sauce

1 cup                  Martinelli Apple Cider

4 cloves             Garlic

1/2 teaspoon     Cumin

1/2 teaspoon     Coriander

1 pinch               Pepper corns

1 each               Ancho Chili, dried and stem removed

1 each               Medium Onion, quartered

1/2 cup              Dates, chopped

1/2 each            Green Bell Pepper, quartered

6 sprigs              Cilantro

2                        Plum tomatoes

1/4 cup              Tomato Juice

Place ingredients in blender and blend until all ingredients are well chopped. Add chicken stock if too thick. Adjust taste with Salt and Pepper.