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Chicken Acapulco

Type: Chicken, Poultry
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

4 lbs 1816g / 64ozFrying chicken pieces
1 tablespoon 15mlVegetable oil
1   Onion - minced
2   Garlic - minced
6   Peppercorns
1/2 lb 227g / 8ozChorizo sausage
2 cups 474mlChicken broth
1   Tomatoes and green - chilies
3   Carrots - diced
7   Zucchini - diced
1/4 cup 40g / 1.4ozRaisins
3   Jalapeno peppers
  Garnish
1   Orange - halved and
  Sliced

Recipe Instructions

In Dutch oven, saute chicken pieces in vegetable oil until browned; remove and set aside. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons grease from pan. Add onion, garlic, and peppercorns. Remove sausage from casing, add to onion mixture and saute for 5 to 7 minutes; drain off grease.

Add chicken broth and tomatoes; simmer, uncovered until sauce is reduced by a third. Return chicken to mixture. Cover and simmer 20 minutes. Add carrots and cook for 5 minutes. Add zucchini, raisins, and peppers; cook for an additional 10 minutes or until chicken is tender and vegetables are crisp-tender. Garnish with orange slices to bring out the sweetness of the raisins.

Source:
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