This is a new favorite of mine from the people at Cooks Illustrated :: and done in a slow cooker – bonus! Ingredients 12 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs – I use a couple of bone-in breast pieces too. About 4.5 pounds totalsalt and pepper2 tsp vegetable oil2 medium onions chopped fine6 medium garlic cloves – minced1 cinnamon stick1/2 tsp ground cardamom1 1/2 tsp hot paprika8 ounces/ 1 cup dried apricots