Greek Chicken (or Lamb)
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 (2 1/2 lb) chicken, cut into serving pieces (see below for suggestions on using lamb)
- salt & pepper
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 dash cinnamon
- 1⁄2 cup sherry wine
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups uncooked rice
directions
- Wipe chicken dry and sprinkle with salt& pepper.
- Melt butter in a dutch oven and brown the chicken pieces on all sides; remove and set aside.
- To the same pot, add onions and garlic and saute until onions are soft; add tomatoes, tomato sauce, sugar and cinnamon, then stir in sherry.
- Return the chicken to the dutch oven and correct seasonings with the salt& pepper.
- Simmer for 25 minutes, adding hot water as needed, until chicken is tender (you do want this saucy as you will need a cup of sauce for the rice, plus extra to pour over the finished dish).
- (If you are using lamb, depending on the cut, cook longer as needed until the lamb is tender).
- Remove from the heat.
- In another pot, combine the chicken broth with 1 cup water and 1 cup tomato sauce in which the chicken was cooked; bring to a boil, add the rice, salt lightly, and stir.
- Cover, lower the heat, and simmer for 20 minutes (do not uncover during cooking).
- Remove the rice from the heat, stir gently with a fork and cover, and let stand a few more minutes.
- While the rice is standing, if you wish, reheat the chicken.
- To serve, pack the cooked rice into demitasse cups or teacups and unmold with the chicken on warmed plates.
- Pour more sauce over the chicken and rice.
- If needed, arrange any remaining chicken and rice on a platter and pour more sauce over all.
- NOTES: I've used shoulder lamb chops, lamb stew, and shanks, but my favorite was to sometimes get a thick slice (about 1 1/2") from the leg or shoulder from a butcher; it made almost a potted lamb roast that way and was delicious sliced up and served in the same manner as the chicken.
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