Chicken Aguascalientes

Debbwl's Note:

A great country style chicken with its origins based in Mexico. Pan fried potatoes the perfect side for sopping up the pan sauce that comes from the chicken and tomatoes. This is a favorite in our household. We serve with shredded lettuce, jalapenos and fried potatoes. (The ingredients in country recipes tend to be rough chopped)

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1360.77 g chicken, bone in and cut up
• salt and pepper
• 29.58 ml oil
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3 medium fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and rough chopped (Caned tomatoes do not work well with this recipe)
• 14.79 ml lemon juice
• 4.92 ml sugar
• 4.92 ml salt
• 4.92 ml oregano, dried, crushed
• 0.59 ml cinnamon, ground
• 0.59 ml clove, ground
• 9.85 ml cornstarch

Directions:

1. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
2. In 12 inch skillet brown chicken in cooking oil about 15 minutes.
3. Add onion and garlic; cook 5 minutes more.
4. Add tomatoes, lemon juice, sugar, salt, oregano, cinnamon, cloves, and 1/2 cup water. Cover; simmer 30 to 35 minutes or till chicken is tender.
5. Remove chicken to platter, keep warm.
6. Measure pan juices; add water to make 2 cups. Return to skillet.
7. Combine cornstarch and 2 tablespoons cold water; add to skillet. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
8. Spoon some sauce over chicken; pass remainding sauce.

Reviews

[Lorac]

Delicious! I made this as directed except for doubling the cinnamon as sugested by another reviewer.Thank you for a great recipe.

[Nancy's Pantry]

We really enjoyed this dish. I used chicken thighs and drumsticks as we love dark meat. So easy and such a rewarding outcome. Thanks for the post! Made for Everyday is a Food Holiday, October, 2011.

[loof]

Lovely chicken dish! I used boneless skinless breasts and no oil, otherwise made as directed. The chicken was perfectly cooked and full of flavor - loved the cinnamon and cloves. Served with roasted potatoes and green beans and just loved this - thanks for sharing the recipe!