chicken in pineapple (pollo en pina)
categories:  Chicken | International |    

Prepared: 2004-03-24

Ingredients:

• 3-1/2 to 4-pound chicken, cut into serving pieces
• 1 ripe pineapple, weighing about 1-1/2 pounds, peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped, or a 1-pound can unsweetened pineapple, in its own juice
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 whole cloves
• 1-inch piece of stick cinnamon
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup white vinegar
• 1/2 cup dry sherry
• 2 medium tomatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped
• salt
• freshly ground pepper
• chicken stock, if necessary

Preparation:

• put the chicken pieces into a heavy saucepan or casserole
• if using fresh pineapple, be careful to save and use all the juice
• if using canned pineapple, use the juice.
• add all the rest of the ingredients, including salt and pepepr to taste.
• if using fresh pineapple, it may be necessary to add a little chicken stock to cover the chicken pieces, as the fresh fruit will not have as much juice as the canned.
• cover and simmer over low heat until the chicken is tender, about 45 minutes.
• if the sauce is very abundant, cook partially covered for the last 15 minutes.
• serve with rice.

as you can see... i took the name of the recipe literally and served the dish in the pineapple.