Cherry Chicken

By VerneJ

Ingredients

• 1 broiler-fryer, about 2 1/2 lbs, cut-up
• Salt and pepper
• Flour
• 2 Tbsp butter or margarine
• 1 can (16-oz) water-packed pitted red sour cherries
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 unpeeled orange, sliced and quartered
• 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds

Preparation

Step 1

1. Season chicken with salt and pepper, roll in flour and brown in the butter in the skillet. Cover and cook gently 35 minutes, or until tender.

2. Remove chicken from skillet and pour off fat, leaving about 1 tablespoon in the pan. Stir in 1 tablespoon flour. Add cherries and liquid and the sugar, and cook, stirring gently, until thickened. Add orange and almonds.

3. Put chicken in skillet, spoon sauce over pieces and simmer a few minutes. Good over rice.