Cardamom Honey Chicken

I chanced upon this Cardamom Honey Chicken recipe one day whilst browsing for inspiring cooking ideas using ginger, honey and cardamom. You just have to try it to tell how delicious it can be.

Ingredients:

Marinade
1. 4 tbsp honey
2. 2 tbsp sherry
3. 1 tsp cardamom seeds, ground
4. 1 tsp peppercorns, ground

Chicken
1. 6 chicken breasts, or one whole chicken, cut into parts
2. 2 tbsp Olive oil
3. 1 lemon, thinly sliced
4. Salt and pepper

Method:

1. Warm the honey, stir in the sherry, cardamom and peppercorns. Place marinade and chicken in a large container, coat chicken with marinade. Cover and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. You could also prepare this in the late afternoon and keep it in the fridge for roasting later in the evening.
2. Preheat oven to 200°. Heat olive oil in a large frying pan at medium high heat. Sear the chicken, skin side down, until golden.
3. Place lemon slices in a roasting pan. Lay the chicken pieces on top. Brush with the marinade. Season generously with salt and pepper.
4. Place in the oven and bake until done, approximately 15 minutes for breasts, 20 minutes for thighs, wings, and drumsticks.
5. Remove from oven and serve with your choice of side dishes. Pour out drippings from the pan into a gravy boat for gravy.

Simply Recipes website suggests serving with rice, mash or couscous. For a lazy approach, I've tried throwing in sliced potatoes or sweet potatoes for roasting with the chicken, and toss up a green salad to go with the roast. If your family loves gravy, you could pour the remainder of the marinade over the potatoes or sweet potatoes for roasting, this will give you a really delicious gravy.