RECIPE: Ages since I've made this! Rec: Bill R

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Bill R’s Pollo en Vinagre (Venezuelan Chicken with Vinegar)

From Bill: “I have been making this for 25 years and it is just as good now as it was when I first made it. It is a sort of stew. It smells wonderful and tastes even better. My guests always go back for seconds.”

3 lbs of chicken (you can cut up a chicken or just use a pack of legs and thighs)

1/2 cup flour

1 tsp salt

6 Tbsp olive oil

2 medium-large tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped

1 red or green bell pepper, seeded and cut into strips (Red makes a prettier presentation)

4 cloves garlic, crushed

2 Tbsp vinegar (white is fine)

1 lemon, juiced

1 bay leaf

1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley

1/2 cup red wine

1/2 teaspoon salt (additional)

1 (4 oz) can of mushrooms, juice retained

1 can artichoke hearts, juice retained (if they are too big, chop them lengthwise into halves or quarters)

freshly ground black pepper, to taste

cooked white rice, for serving

Mix together flour and salt and place in large, shallow dish.

Dredge the chicken pieces in the seasoned flour.

Heat 4 Tbsp of the oil in a frying pan. Add the chicken and fry over high heat until well browned.

Add tomatoes, bell pepper, garlic, and 1 cup juice from the canned mushrooms and artichokes. (Add water if there isn't enough for 1 cup.) Add remaining oil, vinegar, fresh lemon juice, and bay leaf and simmer for 10 minutes. Add lemon juice, parsley, wine, salt and pepper and simmer for 20 minutes until all the ingredients are well blended and the chicken is tender.

Add the mushrooms and artichoke hearts. Heat thoroughly. Season to taste with freshly ground black pepper.

Serve with white rice.

Source: Bill R at Gail’s Recipe Swap

http://eat.at/swap/forum/index.php?action=display&forumid=1&msgid=102312

 
Julie!!! Great to see you!!! I love how recipes bring us all back to "home" at eat.at! Hope

all is well w/ you!

Best,
Barb

 
I love vinegar chicken recipes, they are the best. I just made Wedding Chicken

this week, it is to die for. Also love Herb Grilled Chicken Thighs from Creekside Cook.

 
Re Herb Grilled Chicken Thighs from Creekside Cook - are they...

...a vinegar chicken recipe, too?

I have a wonderful recipe for Maple Vinegar Crispy Chicken, it is SO good. I'll get it inputted and share it here soon. smileys/smile.gif

 
Thank you, I'm quite happy to be back! smileys/smile.gif

And life is actually pretty darn good. Quite different than it used to be, but GOOD! smileys/smile.gif

 
Did you use

Fresh mushrooms or canned? Fresh tomatoes or canned? If fresh, what did you use for the 1 c. juice from mushrooms? My instinct is to go with fresh mushrooms and canned tomatoes, but to go with the juice from the tomatoes or chicken stock?

 
I always use fresh mushrooms, myself, in...

...any dish, with very few exceptions. Canned mushrooms are full of the liquid they're canned in, and I'd much rather they absorb the flavor of whatever I'm cooking them in. smileys/smile.gif

Canned tomatoes I must admit we do use a fair amount, but I try to use Pomi in tetrapaks whenever possible instead. I usually get them by the case from Amazon.

Pomi, Tomatoes Chopped, 12 - 26 Ounce Boxes
http://tinyurl.com/zsdg49l

Pomi Tomatoes, Strained, 26.46oz Pack of 12
http://tinyurl.com/jkqc35o

Pomi Tomato Sauce, 12 pack of 17.64oz
http://tinyurl.com/jjhuc66

http://tinyurl.com/zsdg49l

 
WOW!

Huge hit for dinner last night. I did use fresh mushrooms, diced canned tomatoes and as suggested added some sauteed onion and peas. The kitchen smelled wonderful! This is a real keeper!

 
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