Sweet Chili Pineapple Chicken-One Pot Meal

When Dima and I got to Phoenix AZ, Dima’s coworker helped us with all the absorption process: the SSC admission, MVD, the bank et cetera.
The coworker’s wife was in a progressive month of pregnancy, and when after she had gave birth, I really wanted to help her because we were so grateful. I didn’t know what is considered as appropriate. In Israel when a woman has a new baby- it’s like an array of war. Everyone comes to help the new mommy: doing the dishes, the cooking, the laundry, the cleaning and even staying with the new baby so that she could take a little nap.
I was wondering if it was ok to cook for her, both of their parents are so far away, and she did not have any help.
I was worried that my help would be interpreted as rude or an Invasion of privacy, because although both countries (US and Israel) are developed ones, there are a lot of differences in culture.

Luckily, I have had someone to consult with. I called Dee, she was a new friend of my mine (today she is my American mom), and asked if she had a moment for a “quick question”- and I asked her if it was appropriate to offer my help.
She said it was a wonderful idea, and she explained me that americans usually cook for someone who is grieving, and maybe it’s not a common thing to suggest- but still it’s a good idea.

I texted the new mommy , and to my surprise she accepted my offer immediately.
Americans  are so polite- much more than the  Israelis, and I was concerned that she will be unconfutable with my offer.
Anyway, I was glad that she agreed to accept my help.

Now, I got panic, what  will I cook? The american kitchen is very different from the Israeli one.
Then, I remembered a fabulous recipe that my mother usually cooks when she has young guests with sweet tooth.
This recipe is easy and delicious. Usually I would add white rice on the side, but because it wasn’t for us, and it was for americans, I tried to adjust my cooking to them and I added small potatoes instead.

Sweet Chili Pineapple Chicken

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Serves: 8 Cooking Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients

• 8 pieces of drump stick chicken
• 8 garlic clove
• ½ cup of pineapple/ apricot/ orange jam
• 1 cup of sweet chilies
• 1 teaspoon of fresh ginger
• ½ cup of hot water.
• small potatoes (optional)
• Shallots onions (optional)

Instructions

1

Clean the drump stick chicken from the skin.

2

Slice the garlic clove to thin slices.

3

Set up the drump stick chicken, the small potatoes and the Shallots onions in the pot.

4

Add all the other Ingredients and for the first 10 minute cook on high heat, after everything is boilin, lower the heat, cover with a lid, and cook for an hour and half.

Notes

Bon apetite ?

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