Chicken Aguascalientes

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 lbs chicken, bone in and cut up
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3 medium fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and rough chopped (caned tomatoes do not work well with this recipe)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon oregano, dried, crushed
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• 1/8 teaspoon clove, ground
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• 2 in 12 inch skillet brown chicken in cooking oil about 15 minutes.
• 3 add onion and garlic; cook 5 minutes more.
• 4 add tomatoes, lemon juice, sugar, salt, oregano, cinnamon, cloves, and 1/2 cup water. cover; simmer 30 to 35 minutes or till chicken is tender.
• 5 remove chicken to platter, keep warm.
• 6 measure pan juices; add water to make 2 cups. return to skillet.
• 7 combine cornstarch and 2 tablespoons cold water; add to skillet. cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
• 8 spoon some sauce over chicken; pass remainding sauce.