Andalusian Chicken or Pollo Andaluz with Rice and Peas 9

Yield > 3
Keys : Main Poultry Chicken Spanish Spain European
Mediterranean Spanish
Ingredients :
CHICKEN:
12 oz skinned and boned chicken
breast
olive oil spray
3 x canned pear halves
12 x Spanish olives stuffed with
peppers (or 3 to 4 per
serving)
1 tbl chopped pitted black olives
3 lrg garlic cloves peeled and
sliced
MARINADE:
1/2 cup canned pear juice
1/4 tsp orange zest
1/2 tbl dry sherry
1 tbl balsamic vinegar
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbl brown sugar
generous coarsely ground
pepper to taste
1/4 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried marjoram
(triple the measure when
using fresh herbs)
FOR SERVING:
1 1/2 cup cooked brown and white
rice
2 tbl diced red bell pepper
2/3 cup frozen peas
cornstarch slurry to thicken
sauce
Method :
• Cut each chicken piece in half. Do not pound chicken;
leave thick. Lightly spray an oven-proof casserole and arrange
chicken in a single layer. Put pear halves on top. Scattered the
olives and garlic.
• Combine marinade ingredients and pour over the
chicken. Cover casserole and refrigerate for 4 hours (or
overnight).
• LATER, preheat oven to 375F. Cover casserole loosely
with foil. Bake chicken for 45 to 50 minutes. Remove foil and
bake 10 to 15 minutes longer.
• Meanwhile, cook rice. Add still frozen peas and red
pepper to the pan and toss with the hot rice. Cover.
• Transfer the chicken to a serving bowl. Transfer pan
liquids to a sauce pan; make a sauce with cornstarch slurry.
• Serve with rice and vegetables. Offer half of the sauce on
the side.
• LEFTOVER TIP - Cut the chicken into small pieces;
combine with rice. Stuff a pre-cooked acorn squash half or
two. Bake to heat thoroughly. Offer reheated sauce on the
side.
• Description: "Sweet salty salt - a party dish. The olivesalty
and wine-sweet-sour sauce rocks!" Cuisine: "Spain"
• NOTES : A delight! This version of Andalusian chicken
comes from an Olive exporter from Spain. It's a Spanish dish
with Moorish roots. It features the sauce - which is bold; Sweet
fruit; spicy orange and pepper; slightly herbal. Cooked olives
lose their pickled appeal and the lead flavor. It's a daring
recipe that really came out well. Something to talk about.