Calypso Island Chicken

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 -4 lbs chicken pieces
• 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
• 1 large ripe plantain, cut in 3/4-inch pieces (or 2 large green-tipped bananas( add bananas after chicken has been removed from skillet)
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 3 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded, coarsely chopped (3 cups)
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon tabasco sauce

Recipe

• 1 in large skillet, heat oil; brown chicken on all sides. remove and set aside.
• 2 in same skillet saute onion, plantain and garlic until golden, about 3 minutes. add tomatoes, broth, cilantro, cumin, salt and tabasco sauce; mix well. bring to a boil; simmer 3 minutes. add chicken and baste with the tomato sauce.
• 3 cover and simmer 25 minutes or until chicken and plantain are tender.
• 4 remove chicken to serving platter. spoon skillet ingredients over chicken.
• 5 serve with rice, if desired.
• 6 makes 4 servings.