Chicken in Wine “A la Criolla”

Name: Chicken in Wine “A la Criolla” (Pollo en Vino Dulce)
Cuisine: Puerto Rican
Ingredients: 10 dry prunes, pitted; 2 tablespoons seeded raisins; 1½ cups sweet white wine, (see Note); ½ cup sugar, (see Note); 1 pound tiny white onions, peeled; 1½ pounds small potatoes, peeled; 10 olives, stuffed with pimientos; 10 olives, stuffed with pimientos; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 can (4 ounces) pimientos (for garnishing); 1½ teaspoons whole dried orégano, crush and mix in a mortar; 3 cloves garlic, peeled, crush and mix in a mortar; 4 peppercorns (whole black peppers), crush and mix in a mortar; 4 peppercorns (whole black peppers), crush and mix in a mortar; 3½ pounds chicken pieces, washed and dried; 1 teaspoon capers; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 bay leaves; 1 cup water; 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) butter; 1 teaspoon vinegar, crush and mix in a mortar; 2 teaspoons olive oil, crush and mix in a mortar; 3½ teaspoons salt, crush and mix in a mortar

Pollo en Vino Dulce

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Puerto Rican Cookery

By Carmen Aboy Valldejuli

Published 1983

About

Ingredients

A

3½ pounds chicken pieces, washed and dried

Americas
Main course
Gluten-free
Puerto Rico
Caribbean

Method

Rub chicken pieces with seasoning included in B.
Melt butter in a caldero or heavy kettle. Brown chicken lightly over moderate-high heat.
Add ingredients included in D, and bring rapidly to a boil. Reduce heat to moderate, cover, and boil for 30 minutes.
Add ingredients included in E, a