Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs with Dried Cherries

Name: Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs with Dried Cherries
Ingredients: 3 1/2 pounds of bone-in chicken thighs with the skin removed; 1 large leek, white part and a bit of the green, sliced thin and rinsed (about 1 cup); 1 cup ruby port or sweet red wine; 1/3 cup orange juice; 3/4 cup unsweetened dried cherries (The sweetened ones are fine too); 3/4 cup Kalamata olives (pitted); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or Aleppo pepper); 4 sprigs fresh thyme; 1 cinnamon stick (3-inch piece); Garnish; 1/2 bunch cilantro leaves, roughly chopped (or substitute parsley); 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted (see notes below)

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INGREDIENTS

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3 1/2 pounds of bone-in chicken thighs with the skin removed

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1 large leek, white part and a bit of the green, sliced thin and rinsed (about 1 cup)

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1 cup ruby port or sweet red wine

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1/3 cup orange juice

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3/4 cup unsweetened dried cherries (The sweetened ones are fine too)

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3/4 cup Kalamata olives (pitted)

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1/4 teaspoon salt

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1 tablespoon ground cumin

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1 teaspoon paprika

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1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or Aleppo pepper)

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4 sprigs fresh thyme

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1 cinnamon stick (3-inch piece)

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Garnish

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1/2 bunch cilantro leaves, roughly chopped (or substitute parsley)

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1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted (see notes below)

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