Portuguese Garlic Chicken - 1 Recipe - Cooking Index
What gives this sophisticated dish its haunting flavor? Plenty of garlic -- but that's only the beginning. Golden raisins, port, mustard, and flecks of ham also blend in the savory, long-simmered sauce.
Type: Chicken, Poultry1 cup | 62g / 2.2oz | Onion - thinly sliced (medium) |
6 | Garlic cloves - thinly sliced | |
2 | Style-style - (pear-shaped) (medium) tomatoes, seeded, chopped | |
1/3 cup | 48g / 1.7oz | Chopped baked ham |
1/2 cup | 80g / 2.8oz | Golden raisins |
1 | Chicken - - (3 1/4 to 3 3/4 lbs) | |
1/2 cup | 118ml | Port wine |
1/4 cup | 59ml | Brandy |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Dijon mustard |
2 tablespoons | 30ml | Tomato paste |
1 1/2 tablespoons | 22ml | Cornstarch - blended with |
2 tablespoons | 30ml | Cold water |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Red wine vinegar |
Salt - to taste | ||
Parsley sprigs - for garnish | ||
Tomato wedges - for garnish |
In a 4-quart or larger electric slow cooker, combine onion, garlic, tomatoes, ham, and raisins. Reserve chicken neck and giblets for other uses; rinse chicken inside and out and pat dry. Tuck wingtips under; tie drumsticks together, if desired. Place chicken on top of onion mixture. Mix port, brandy, mustard, and tomato paste; pour over chicken. Cover; cook at low setting until meat near thigh-bone is very tender when pierced (7 1/2 to 8 hours).
Carefully lift chicken to rack of a broiler pan. Broil 4 to 6 inches below heat until golden brown (about 5 minutes). Transfer to a warm platter; keep warm. Skim and discard fat from cooking liquid; blend in cornstarch mixture. Increase cooker heat setting to high; cover and cook, stirring 2 or 3 times, until sauce is thickened (about 10 more minutes). Stir in vinegar; season to taste with salt.
To serve, garnish chicken with parsley sprigs and tomato wedges. Carve bird; top with some of the sauce. Serve remaining sauce in a bowl to add to taste.
Source:
SUNSET CROCKERY COOKBOOK by the Editors of Sunset Books
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