Cuban Chicken
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Serves: Serves 4
 
Chicken marinated in a citrus marinade, browned and cooked with peppers, onions, olives, tomatoes and raisins.
Ingredients
  • Marinade
  • 2 large oranges
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 lime
  • 6 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup olive oil - divided use
  • Chicken
  • 4 chicken breasts, skinned
  • 1/4 cup flour for dusting chicken pieces
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 potatoes, cubed
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
  • 1 cup chopped sweet peppers
  • 1 can petit chopped tomatoes
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup stuffed green olives
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1 - 2 tablespoons sugar (may not be needed)
Instructions
  1. Mix marinade ingredients together.
  2. Cut chicken into pieces 2 - 3 depending on the size of the chicken breast. Put them in the marinade. Cover and turn the chicken in the marinade once an hour if you can for at least 4 hours.
  3. Remove chicken from marinade when you are ready to cook. Reserve marinade. Drain the chicken on a paper towel before dredging in the flour.
  4. Chop up the vegetables while the chicken is browning. Remove chicken to a plate after just browning it about 3 - 4 minutes. Add potatoes to the pan in a little additional olive oil if needed and quickly brown. Remove potatoes from pan. Add onions and peppers and cook until they begin to wilt. Add everything back to the pan with the reserved marinade except for the sugar. Cook over medium low heat for at least 2 hours. Check the sauce for balance after an hour and add sugar if needed a l tablespoon at a time.
Recipe by Recipes Food and Cooking at https://recipesfoodandcooking.com/2013/06/12/cuban-chicken/