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Portuguese Garlic Chicken - 1

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, Poultry
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup 62g / 2.2ozOnion - thinly sliced (medium)
6   Garlic cloves - thinly sliced
2   Style-style - (pear-shaped) (medium) tomatoes, seeded, chopped
1/3 cup 48g / 1.7ozChopped baked ham
1/2 cup 80g / 2.8ozGolden raisins
1   Chicken - - (3 1/4 to 3 3/4 lbs)
1/2 cup 118mlPort wine
1/4 cup 59mlBrandy
1 tablespoon 15mlDijon mustard
2 tablespoons 30mlTomato paste
1 1/2 tablespoons 22mlCornstarch - blended with
2 tablespoons 30mlCold water
1 tablespoon 15mlRed wine vinegar
  Salt - to taste
  Parsley sprigs - for garnish
  Tomato wedges - for garnish

Recipe Instructions

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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