Guava Chicken

Directions

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   Wash chicken pieces; pat dry.
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   Place in
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   a large baking dish. Squeeze juice of 1 lemon over the
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   chicken.
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   Stir guava jelly with a fork until loose and liquidy.
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   Pour jelly
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   over chicken. Bake, uncovered, for 1 1/2 hours at
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   325°. Baste
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   3 to
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    4 times with jelly and juices from pan.
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    Remove
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    chicken from oven.
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    Pour the juices into a
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    saucepan;
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    thoroughly stir in cornstarch with a whisk.
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    Add food
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    coloring;
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    sauce should be a rosy color. Cook sauce over low heat until thickened and clear.
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    Pour
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    sauce over the chicken;
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    sprinkle
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    with
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    sesame seed. Return chicken and sauce to oven at once
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    for at least 15 minutes, or until ready to serve.
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    Serves 6 to 8.