Aruba Chicken

Title:
Aruba Chicken

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Poultry,
Ethnic




Ingredients:





     2 tb Olive oil


     1 md Onion, sliced


     1    Fryer chicken,


          -3lbs cut into


          -serving pieces


     1    Smoked pork butt,


          (1 lb)cut into


          -1" cubes


     1    Can(8oz)tomato paste


   1/4 c  Coconut, shredded


   1/2 ts Salt


          Crushed red pepper


          -to taste


     4    Whole cloves


     1    Bay leaf


          I/2 ts thyme


     2 lb Sweet potatoes,pared,


          Cut into 1/2" slices


     2    Bananas,


          -sliced 3/4" thick


   1/4 c  Green onions, sliced






 Heat oil in a heavy Dutch oven and saute onion about 5 minutes until


 golden, stirring frequently. Remove From pan. Add chicken, half at a time,


 and brown on all sides (adding more oil if needed). Return onion to pan and


 add pork Stir in water, tomato sauce, coconut and salt.


 


 Tie pepper, cloves, bay leaf and thyme into a small cheesecloth square


 (poultice) and add to stew. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer For 15


 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add sweet potatoes and simmer covered For


 35 to 40 minutes longer, or until sweet potatoes are tender. Taste for


 seasonings and correct if necessary. Add bananas and cook for an additional


       5    min.


 Discard cheesecloth poultice. Arrange on a serving platter and garnish with


 green onions and more coconut, if desired.


 


 Serves 6.


 


 From the recipe files of suzy@gannett.infi.net


 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #289


 


 Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 17:35:10 -0400 (EDT)


 


 From: suzy