Recipes » Chicken »Chicken Marbella

Ingredients

• 4 chickens, 2 ½ pounds each, quartered (use breasts)
• 1 head of garlic, peeled and finely pureed
• ¼ cup dried oregano
• Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• ½ cup red wine vinegar
• ½ cup olive oil
• 1 cup pitted prunes
• 1/2 cup pitted Spanish green olives
• 1/2 cup capers with a bit of juice
• 6 bay leaves
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup white wine
• ¼ cup Italian parsley or fresh coriander (cilantro), finely chopped

Preparation

In a large bowl combine chicken quarters, garlic, oregano, pepper and coarse salt to taste, vinegar, olive oil, prunes, olives, capers and juice, and bay leaves. Cover and let marinate, refrigerated, overnight.

Preheat oven to 350

Arrange chicken in a single layer in a large, shallow baking pan and spoon marinade over it evenly. Sprinkle chicken pieces with brown sugar and pour white wine around them. Add parsley/Cilantro.

Bake for 1 hour, basting frequently with pan juices.