Ingredients:
1 frying or roasting chicken*
1 lemon (juice only)
4 tbsp sweet butter & oil, mixed
1/2 cup dry white wine (optional)
1 1/2 lb peeled, chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato paste, mixed w/ water water to m
1 large stick cinnamon
3 whole cloves
1 salt & freshly ground pepper
1 fresh parsley or watercress
Instructions:
*Note: Chicken should be about 2-1/2 lbs., and be cut into serving
pieces.
Arrange the chicken parts in a glass or earthenware bowl and rub all
over with lemon juice. Allow to stand while heating the butter and
oil in a heavy braising pot. Slip the chicken into the fat and cook
over medium heat, turning with tongs to avoid pricking the flesh;
saute until light chestnut in color. Heat the wine in a small pan,
pour over the chicken, shake the pan, and continue cooking over low
heat. Stir in the tomatoes and tomato paste, slip the cinnamon and
cloves in among the pieces, and cover. Simmer over the lowest
possible heat for 1-1/2 hours, or until the chicken is tender and the
sauce thick. Or, transfer to a medium slow oven (325 F) to complete
the cooking. Season with salt and pepper. Serve warm over cooked
grain or mashed potatoes with green raw or cooked vegetables and
chilled wine. Garnish with parsley or watercress.
From: "The Food of Greece" by Vilma Liacouras Chantiles. Avenel
Books, New York.
Servings: 5
Chicken is ideal
for weight loss
and dieting
Healthy eating is far better than strict dieting, and weight loss achieved by a change of lifestyle lasts far longer than 'faddy' diets that are difficult to adopt for long periods.
Cooking more low fat chicken can enable you to lose weight gradually as part of a a controlled and healthy diet.
“Young children and chickens would ever be eating.” Thomas Tusser, English author (1524-1580). 'Points of Huswifery'
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