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Chicken acapulco

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Categories: Chicken, Hot & Spicy, Mexican, North American, Poultry, South American Rating: 0
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Ingredients:
4 lbsFrying chicken pieces
1 tbspVegetable oil
1 Onion, minced
2 Cloves garlic, minced
6 Peppercorns
1/2 lbsChorizo sausage
2 cupChicken broth
10 ozCan tomatoes and green
-chilies
3 Carrots, diced
7 Inch zucchini, diced
1/4 cupRaisins
3 Whole jalapeno peppers
Garnish:
1 Whole orange, halved and
-thinly sliced
Procedures:
1In dutch oven, saute chicken pieces in vegetable oil until browned; remove and set aside.
2Pour off all but 2 tablespoons grease from pan.
3Add onion, garlic, and peppercorns.
4Remove sausage from casing, add to onion mixture and saute for 5 to 7 minutes; drain off grease.
5Add chicken broth and tomatoes; simmer, uncovered until sauce is reduced by a third.
6Return chicken to mixture.
7Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
8Add carrots and cook for 5 minutes.
9Add zucchini, raisins, and peppers; cook for an additional 10 minutes or until chicken is tender and vegetables are crisp-tender.
10Garnish with orange slices to bring out the sweetness of the raisins.
11Serves 6 to 8