Polloenescabecheuruguayanmarinatedchicken Recipes

MARINATED CHICKEN - POLLO EN ESCABECHE

Steps:

• Wipe chicken thoroughly. Heat olive oil and slowly brown chicken in a deep eathernware casserole. Fry chicken only until golden and do not allow it to form a crust. Pour over the fried chicken the following marinade: wine, vinegar, bay leaves, garlic cloves, pepper grains, lemon and orange, scliced, peel and all, and salt to taste.
• Simmer chicken in marinade for 1 hour or until joints move easily. Keep covered with liquid at all times, adding wine and vinegar in the same proportions (4 to 1) as needed. When cooked, store chicken covered with marinade in an earthenware container in a cool place. Serve cold in sauce, surrounded by fluted slices of fresh orange and lemon.

POLLO EN ESCABECHE - URUGUAYAN MARINATED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Brown the chicken in the 2 tablespoons olive oil in a heavy skillet over high heat.
• Place the chicken pieces in a large saucepan or casserole and add the carrots, onions, garlic and spices.
• Add the vinegar and oil and simmer over low heat for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until the chicken is done.
• Remove from the heat and allow to come to room temperature. Chill well in the refrigerator - at least 5 hours but best overnight - and serve cold.

GUATEMALAN CHICKEN WITH PINEAPPLE (POLLO EN PINA)

Steps:

• Heat oil in lg skillet; cook chicken on med heat until brown on all sides-- approx 15 min.
• Remove chicken, cook onion& garlic in remaining oil until onion is tender, stirring frequently.
• Return chicken to skillet.
• Mix all remaining ingredients except tomatoes (and rice!); pour over chicken.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 min.
• Add tomatoes; simmer, uncovered, until thickest pieces of chicken are cooked through-- approx 20 min.
• Serve with rice.