Chicken Marbella
Servings: 10 servings
Ingredients
- ½ cup olive oil
- ½ cup red wine vinegar
- 1 cup prunes pitted
- ½ cup Spanish green olives pitted
- 1 head of garlic peeled and puréed
- ¼ cup dried oregano
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 whole chickens quartered
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup dry white wine
- ¼ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
Instructions
- In a large bowl, create a marinade of olive oil, vinegar, prunes, olives, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper. Add chicken, turning to coat, then cover bowl and refrigerate overnight.
- The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In several shallow baking dishes (depending on size), arrange chicken pieces in a single layer and pour remaining marinade over tops. Sprinkle brown sugar on chicken, then pour wine around it.
- Basting regularly, bake chicken until internal temperature is 145 degrees (about 50 minutes to 1 hour). Transfer chicken and accompaniments to a serving tray with a few spoonfuls of pan juices and sprinkle with parsley. Put remaining juices in another bowl or gravy boat for serving.
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