Description:

Spanish chicken dish, baked with potatoes

Source:

Angela Grimaldi

Serves/Makes:4

Ingredients

• 4 boneless chicken breasts
• 1 cup (225 ml) water
• 3/4 cup (175 ml) cooking sherry
• 3 lemons, juice only
• 4 large potatoes, washed, peeled, sliced into thin circular slices
• 4 small yellow onions, chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 2-1/2 tbsp (35 ml). paprika
• 1 tbsp (15 ml). salt
• 4 pinches black pepper
• 4 bay leaves
• 5 tbsp (70 ml). olive oil

Preparation

• Place chicken breasts in large baking pan.
• Pour olive oil over breast, turn to coat sides.
• Sprinkle 1 pinch of black pepper on each breast.
• Sprinkle garlic over chicken.
• Place potatoes and onions around chicken breasts along sides of baking pan.
• In large measuring cup, combine water, sherry, paprika, salt and lemon juice.
• Stir well, and pour over top of chicken, potatoes and onions.
• Bake in 375 degree (200 C.) oven for 23 to 30 minutes, or until potatoes, onions and chicken are slightly browned, and tender.

Comments

This is a family recipe, from Andalucia, Spain. I learned how to make it from my mother when I went off to college. It is simple to make, and absolutely scrumptuous! Of course, no one can make it like my mom.