CHICKEN WITH APRICOT, TAMARIND AND CHIPOTLE SAUCE

Steps:

• 1 chicken, cut into 8 pieces 1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt, or to taste 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste 1/2 cup kosher for Passover vegetable oil 3/4 cup dried apricots, roughly chopped 3 tablespoons apricot preserves 3 tablespoons tamarind concentrate 1/4 cup sugar 2 tablespoons sauce from chipotles in adobo 1 or more chipotle peppers from chipotles in adobo, optional.