"Tzimmes" Chicken with Apricots, Prunes, and Carrots

Ingredients for "Tzimmes" Chicken with Apricots, Prunes, and Carrots

• 2 whole chickens (about 1.8kg ), broken down into 8 pieces, wings and backbones reserved for another use

• 4 teaspoons kosher salt, divided

• 120ml plus 2 tablespoons honey

• 120ml olive oil

• 120ml fresh lemon juice

• 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

• 1/4 teaspoons cayenne pepper

• 900g carrots, preferably young carrots with greens attached, halved lengthwise or quartered if large

• 1 large red onion, cut into 1/2" wedges

• 12 garlic cloves, peeled

• 230g dried apricots (about 350ml )

• 230g dried prunes (about 350ml )

• 20 sprigs thyme

• 1 1/2 cups dry white wine

• Parsley leaves with tender stems (optional, for serving)

Arrange racks in top and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 204°C. Season chicken pieces with 2 teaspoons salt.

Whisk honey, oil, lemon juice, pepper, cinnamon, cumin, cayenne, and remaining 2 teaspoons salt in a large bowl. Add chicken pieces, carrots, onion, garlic, apricots, prunes, and thyme and toss to combine. Divide everything but chicken between 2 rimmed baking sheets. Stir wine and 120ml water in a 2-cup measuring cup, then pour half over each sheet.

Cover sheets tightly with foil. Roast 15 minutes, then remove from oven. Remove foil, divide chicken between sheets, and continue to roast, rotating sheets top to bottom halfway through, until carrots are fork-tender, chicken is golden brown, and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a breast registers 74°C, 30–35 minutes (if some pieces of chicken are finished before others, transfer them to a serving platter).

Transfer chicken mixture to serving platter. Pour pan juices over. Top with carrot greens or parsley before serving.

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