Chicken Marbella

13 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 chickens, 2 1/2 pounds each, quartered (or, if you prefer, use only thighs and legs) or cut into serving size pieces
  • 1 head garlic, peeled and finely pureed
  • 1/4 c dried oregano
  • coarse salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1@ cup olive oil
  • 1 cup pitted pruned
  • 1/2 c pitted Spanish green olive
  • 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, finely chopped

Directions

  1. 1
    {"0":"In large bowl combine chicken, garlic, oregano, pepper and salt to taste, vinegar, olive oil, prunes, olives, capers and juice and bay leaves. Cover and let marinate, refrigerated, overnight.","2":"Preheat oven to 350","4":"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","6":"Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, basting frequenetly with pan juices. Chicken is done when thigh pieces pricked with a fork at their thickest, yield clear yellow (rather than pink) juice.","8":"With a slotted spoon transfer chicken, prunes, olives and capers to a serving platter. Moisten with a few spoonfuls of pan juices and sprinkle generously with parsley (or cilantro). Pass remaining pan juices in a sauceboat.","9":"To serve Chicken Marbella cold, cool to room temp in cooking juices before transferring to a serving platter. If chicken has been covered and refrigerated, allow it to return to room temp before serving. Spoon some of the reserved juices over chicken."}

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