Chicken Marbella

* Exported from MasterCook *

Chicken Marbella

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Serving Size : 16 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Italian Casseroles
Main Dish Poultry

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 2.5 lb chickens -- quartered
1 Head garlic, peeled -- pureed
1/4 cup Dried oregano
1 Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup Red wine vinegar
1/2 cup Olive oil
1 cup Pitted prunes
1/2 cup Pitted -- grn Spanish olives
1/2 cup Capers with a bit of juice
6 Bay leaves
1 cup Brown sugar
1 cup White wine
1/4 cup Italian parsley -- or cilantro

In a lg bowl combine chicken quarters, garlic, oregano, pepper and coarse salt
to taste, vinegar, oil, prumes, olives, capers and juice, and bay leaves. Cover
and let marinater, refrigerated, overnight. Preheat overn to 350 F. Arrange
chicken in a single layer in one or two large, shallow baking pans and spoon
marinade over it evenly. Sprinkle chicken pieces with brown sugar and pour
white wine around them. Bake for 50 min to 1 hr, basting frequently with pan
juices. Chicken is donw when thigh pieces, pricked with a fork at their
thickest, yield clear yellow (rather than pink) juice. With a slotted spoon
transfer chicken, prunes, olives and capers to a serving platter. Moisten with
a ffew spoonfuls of pan juices and sprinkle generously with parsley or
cilantro. Pass remaining pan juices in a sauce boat.



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