Spicy Poultry Recipes - Chocolate Chicken

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CHOCOLATE CHICKEN

2 lbs. chicken, cut up -- (2 to 2 1/2)

3 Tbsp. vegetable oil

2 cups chicken stock

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa

1 Tbsp. vegetable oil -- (1 to 2)

1/4 tsp. cloves

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

3/4 tsp. anise seed

1/2 cup almonds, chopped

1/2 cup peanuts, chopped

1 Tbsp. sugar

1 tsp salt

3 tomatoes, chopped

2 medium onions, chopped

1/2 tsp. fresh pepper

2 tsp. hot crushed red peppers

1/8 tsp. cayenne (or to taste)

Sesame seeds

Brown chicken in a medium skillet in hot oil. Remove to a large (13x9x2) cake pan or baking dish. Pour oil from skillet and add the stock. Simmer 5 minutes. Mix cocoa with vegetable oil to form a paste. Add cloves, cinnamon, anise seed, and blend. Stir spice mixture into simmering stock and simmer 5 minutes more, stirring occasionally.
Pour mixture over the chicken parts. Cover and bake in preheated 350-degree oven until chicken is tender (around 1 to 1 1/2 hours). Serve sprinkled with sesame seeds!