Sweet and Sour Whole Braised Chicken

 Prep time: 15 minutes

 Cook time: approx. 1 hour 45 minutes

 Total time: 2 hours

 Servings: 5-6 servings

 Gluten-free, nut-free, dairy-free

Ingredients

 1 whole chicken

 1 Spanish onion, dice

 1 ½ green zucchini, cut into rounds

 2 potatoes (any kind you prefer), diced

 2 cloves of garlic, grated

 1 tsp. Sumac, ground

 ½ tsp. Cinnamon, ground

 1 tsp. white vinegar

 ½ cup pomegranate molasses (Grenadine syrup)

 1/3 cup date molasses

 2-3 cups of water ( enough to cover the chicken half way up)

 1 tbsp. olive oil

 Salt & pepper, to taste

Method

Step 1: First thing we're going to do it clean up our chicken, I started by removing all the skin from

my chicken and making sure there was no excess fat left. Next we're going to get the largest pot we

have and place it on the stove on a medium-high heat and add our whole chicken. We want to get

some color on the chicken so keep it on each side for about 4 minutes and then flip it around to get

even color all around.

Step2: Once our chicken has a nice color to it, turn the heat down to a low-medium and add all of

our veggies, white vinegar, pomegranate molasses, date molasses, sumac and cinnamon to the pot

and fill it up with about 2 cups of water. You want enough water to cover the chicken just half way.

Give it a little mix around and taste the sauce, adding salt & pepper to taste. It should taste almost

like a sweet and sour sauce.

Step 3: Once we have everything in the pot and we've added all our water we can now cover the pot

and let it cook on a low-medium heat for about 1 and 45 minutes or until it starts to fall off the

bone.

Step 4:Once we check our chicken, we'll know it ready when the bones begin to come off on their

own. At this stage, we can remove all the bones from the chicken, shredding the chicken and placing

it back into the pot with the sauce and veggies and let it cook down in the sauce, without a lid, for

about 15 minutes. This will reduce the sauce making it a little thicker and give it more of that sweet

& sour flavor.

Step 5: Once your chicken is reduced and the sauce is slightly thicker you're ready to serve! I served

mine on a bed of fresh hummus but it works just as well in a sandwich, with some rice or quinoa or

even just on it's own!