Jan's Chicken Valencia

Submitted by JRuiz

"This is great for company. It does take time though."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 35mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 6 boneless chicken breasts
• 2⁄3 cup raisins (light and dark)
• 2 tablespoons brandy
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1⁄4 cup grated orange peel
• 1⁄2 cup chopped ham
• 1⁄2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• salt
• Crisco cooking oil

• Coating

• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika

• Sauce

• 1⁄2 cup orange juice
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon instant onion flakes
• 1 stick cinnamon

directions

1. Reserve 1/2 of the raisins for the sauce.
2. Mallot down the breasts to make even.
3. Stuff chicken breasts with above combined ingredients.
4. Secure with skewers.
5. Combine the coating ingredients and dredge the stuffed chicken breast into the mixture.
6. Brown in oil, and drain off the excess oil.
7. Combine the sauce ingredients, not included the raisins.
8. Cover the chicken with the sauce and simmer for 40 minutes or until tender.
9. Add remaining raising and thicken the sauce with corn starch if desired.