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Pollo Borracho (Drunken Chicken)

Cuisine: Mexican
Type: Chicken, Poultry
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons 30mlOil - vegetable
2 tablespoons 30mlButter - unsalted
5 lbs 2270g / 80ozChicken - serving pieces
1/4 lb 113g / 4ozHam; cooked - coarse chopped
1 cup 160g / 5.6ozRaisins - seedless
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlCloves - ground
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlCinnamon
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlCumin
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlCoriander seed - ground
2   Garlic cloves - chopped
2 cups 474mlWine - white, dry
  Salt
  Pepper - ground
1/2 cup 46g / 1.6ozAlmonds; toasted - slivered
1/2 cup 118mlOlives - stuffed, halved
1 tablespoon 15mlCapers - drained

Recipe Instructions

In heavy casserole, heat oil and butter, saute chicken until golden. Add ham, raisins, spices, garlic, wine and salt and pepper to taste.

Cover, simmer gently, over low heat, until the chicken is tender when pierced by a fork - about 1 hour. Add almonds, olives and capers; heat through, uncovered for about 5 minutes.

Source:
Fred Dittmaier (Modified by Larry McJunkin)

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