Chicken with Cider and Dried Plums

Ingredients

• 2 cups apple cider 
• 1 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 1.5 teaspoons curry powder 
• 1 cup plums dried pitted halved
• 0.5 cup golden raisins 
• 2 tablespoons juice of lemon fresh
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 2 cups onion chopped ( 1 large)
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 0.8 cup shallots finely chopped ( 4)
• 36 ounce chicken breast halves boneless skinless

Equipment

• frying pan
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
2. Add chicken; cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned.
3. Remove chicken from pan.
4. Add onion and shallots to pan; saut 3 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Stir in cider, raisins, juice, salt, curry, and pepper.
5. Add chicken; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Uncover and cook 25 minutes, turning chicken occasionally. Stir in plums; cook 5 minutes.