Fricase De Pollo ( Chicken Fricassee )

• lbs broiler-fryer chickens, cut in pieces↗4 lbs
• garlic cloves, cut up↗6
• cup orange juice (or mix half-half lime and orange)↗1⁄2 cup
• large onion (sliced)↗1
• large bell pepper (sliced)↗1
• ounces tomato sauce↗12 ounces
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• cup vegetable oil↗1⁄4 cup
• cup pimento-stuffed green olives↗1⁄4 cup
• teaspoon capers↗1 teaspoon
• cup dry sherry (be sure to use only sherry that you would drink as so-called cooking sherries are loaded with salt)↗1 cup
• lb potato, peeled and quartered↗1 lb
• This you can leave out if desired
• cup raisins (optional)↗1⁄2 cup

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Marinade chicken pieces in garlic cloves, citrus juice, onion and bell pepper for at least one hour.

2. 2

   Heat oil and brown chicken.

3. 3

   Add onion, pepper and citrus from the marinade.

4. 4

   Add tomato sauce, raisins, olives, capers, Sherry, salt & pepper.

5. 5

   Add water to cover the chicken.

6. 6

   Add the potato pieces in the last 20 minutes of cooking.

7. 7

   Wonderful over fluffy or steamed white rice.