Chicken Oreganata With Lime

Submitted by LucyS-D

"A classic dish made with a Caribbean flair."

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 35mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Chicken

• 14.79 ml fresh oregano, chopped
• 9.85 ml lime zest, grated
• 4.92 ml ground cumin
• 9.85 ml garlic cloves, minced
• 1.23 ml fresh ground black pepper
• 1360.77 g bone in skin on chicken breasts (4 each)
• 9.85 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 2.46 ml salt

• Sauce

• 14.79 ml flour
• 1.23 ml ground cumin
• 236.59 ml chicken broth
• 14.79 ml tequila
• 2.46 ml fresh lime juice

directions

1. In a small bowl, combine oregano, lime zest, cumin, garlic and pepper for marinade.
2. Loosen skin from chicken and rub with marinade inside and outside skin and all over chicken; arrange in a large baking dish and cover with plastic and refrigerate four hours.
3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
4. Heat oil in a large oven proof skillet over medium high heat; season chicken with salt.
5. Add to skillet skin side down and brown about 5 minutes.
6. Turn chicken and transfer skillet to oven and cook until chicken is done, about 25 minutes.
7. Remove chicken to a serving platter; pour off all but 1 1/2 tablespoons of the drippings.
8. Heat the drippings over medium high heat; add flour, cumin and cook about 30 seconds while stirring.
9. Whisk in chicken broth, tequila and lime juice; bring to a boil and cook until reduced to 2/3 cups, about 2 minutes.
10. Serve with chicken.

Reviews

[2Bleu]

Absolutely wonderful! Very, very flavorful and moist. Even with the changes I made, it is definitely a make again chicken recipe. The changes I made was to use thighs in place of breasts and there was no fresh oregano at the store, so I wound up using dried Italian seasoning instead (I can't believe I was even out of oregano at home!). Also, I did not marinate the chicken at all. So all this, and still 5+ star worthy. The tequila was a nice touch to the sauce also. A definite must try, thanks for sharing the recipe. :)