Piernas De Pollo Spanish Style Chicken Legs Food

PIERNAS DE POLLO - SPANISH-STYLE CHICKEN LEGS.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Dredge chicken legs in the flour.
• In a frying pan over medium to medium-high heat warm oil and fry the chicken legs, turning as needed, until evenly browned. (A few minutes on each side, depending on your heat.). Make sure the chicken is well browned!
• Remove from pan.
• Pour off excess oil (but don't mop out all of the oil).
• Return pan to medium heat and saute the onion and garlic until the onion is transparent.
• Add tomatoes and cook for about 15 minutes.
• Remove this mixture from the heat and add to a blender or food processor.
• Add the chicken stock to the tomato mixture and puree until you get a sauce consistency.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Arrange chicken legs in a baking dish and cover with tomato sauce.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour.
• Remove foil, turn chicken in sauce, pour off excess liquid and bake until chicken is tender, about 30 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

HALLACAS GUAJIRAS DE POLLO (CHICKEN TAMALES)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine chicken, onion, garlic, chopped red and green peppers, green onions, cumin, sazon, salt and water; bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and cook until the chicken is very tender, about an hour (most of the water will have cooked out).
• Let cool a bit, then shred chicken, discarding bones and skin.
• Place chicken back in the sauce pan and add in the peas and carrots, green beans, capers, minced red bell pepper, and raisins.
• Meanwhile, prepare the alinos by placing all the ingredients in a food processor or blender and processing to form a paste; you will only use 1/2 cup of this, but the rest can be stored in the refrigerator for a week or frozen for longer storage (it is fantastic in rice, soups, or stews).
• Now place the masarepa in a large bowl; add water, salt, 1/2 cup of the alinos, and achiote oil.
• Mix with your hands until smooth.
• To assemble: On a clean work surface, place a banana leaf, then place another one perpendicular to sort of form a cross.
• Spread out about 5 tablespoons (not rounded) in the center and top with 3 tablespoons of the filling.
• Make a package by folding up the inner banana leaf, then the other; tie with kitchen string.
• Repeat with remaining masa and filling.
• Place water under the steamer basket, bring to a boil, reduce heat and steam, covered, until the masa is tender and cooked through, about 45 minutes.

SPANISH STYLE CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 200oC.
• Place potatoes in a microwave safe container and cook them until only slightly tender (about 7 minutes in my microwave). Drain of liquid and set aside for later.
• Place chicken, paprika in a large baking dish and drizzle with the oil - I use my french cast iron pot with a lid. Add the onion, chorizo, capsicum slices, garlic and potatoes. Bake for 30 minutes.
• Add the canned tomatoes and olives and bake for a further 15 minutes.
• Serve with hot buttered CousCous.

SPANISH STYLE CHICKEN (GRILLED WITH RAISIN WINE SAUCE)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan. Add onions and mushrooms and sauté for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally so the vegetables soften without browning.
• Stir in flour and continue cooking an additional 2 minutes.
• Stir in the broth and wine and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce to a simmer until it begins to thicken.
• And add the lemon juice, bay leaves, pepper, thyme, salt and raisins. Simmer for 5 minutes. Remove bay leaves.
• Mix together the olive oil, garlic, thyme and pepper so that it creates a paste. Cut chicken into ½ inch strips. Toss the chicken strips with the seasoning paste and grill about three minutes or so until cooked.
• Serve chicken strips with sauce spooned on top. Goes well with rice.

OVEN STYLE SPANISH CHICKEN

Steps:

• *Pre-Heat Oven on Convection or not at 350 Degrees*.
• Take chicken and Sprinkle each Piece with Adobo with Pepper.
• Take 2 Packets of Sazon and sprinkle on all of them
• Rub into chicken and let sit for 4hrs in Refridgerator.
• Line a Cookie sheet with Tin Foil.
• Spray with Cooking Spray.
• Place Chicken Pieces skin side up.
• Spray with Cooking Spray on each piece of Chicken well.
• Place in Oven and bake for 2 hrs or untill skin is very Crispy.
• Serve with Yellow Rice and Vegetable.