Chicken with Barberries, Yogurt and Orange Peel
This is an Iranian recipe from the cookbook, World on a Plate by Mina Holland. We used the book for one of our Books for Cooks meetings. For the most part we didn't particularly like the book. I made this dish and made a number of adaptations. We all thought it was very good. It was supposed to be served with chelow rice which seemed too complicated and I substituted some naan that I bought at Whole Foods. Holland said the barbarries can be purchased at Middle Eastern grocers, however Madison doesn't have any Middle Eastern grocery stores. I ordered mine from Amazon. 1 cup plain yogurt 1/4 cup olive or sunflower oil 2 medium onions, thinly sliced sea salt 2# boneless, skinless chicken thighs Penzey's pepper 2 large oranges 1-2 large pinches of saffron 1/4 - 1/3 cup of dried barberries, rehydrated 1/4 cup of sliced toasted almond to garnish (optional) actually I forgot to add the nuts Strain the yogurt through a strainer lined with a paper towel for sev