Best Chicken Chili From Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook Recipes

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THE SILVER PALATE'S CHICKEN MARBELLA



The Silver Palate's Chicken Marbella image

If there's such a thing as boomer cuisine, it can be found in the pages of "The Silver Palate Cookbook" by Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso. With its chirpy tone and "Moosewood"-in-the-city illustrations, the book, published in time for Mother's Day in 1982, gave millions of home cooks who hadn't mastered the art of French cooking the courage to try sophisticated dishes like escabeche, wild mushroom soup and that new thing called pesto. This recipe, also in the book, came to The Times in a 2007 article celebrating the 25th anniversary edition. The briny-sweet combination once seemed as risky (capers! prunes!) as the East Village, but now it's considered as classic as Grand Central.

Provided by Christine Muhlke

Categories     dinner, weekday, one pot, roasts, main course

Time 1h20m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1 cup pitted prunes
1/2 cup pitted Spanish green olives
1/2 cup capers, with a bit of juice
6 bay leaves
1 head of garlic, peeled and puréed
1/2 cup fresh oregano, chopped, or 1/4 cup dried oregano
2 teaspoons of salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 chickens, 3 1/2 to 4 pounds each, quartered
1 cup dry white wine
1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the olive oil, vinegar, prunes, olives, capers and juice, bay leaves, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Add the chicken pieces and turn to coat. Refrigerate overnight.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Arrange the chicken in a single layer in a shallow roasting pan; spoon the marinade over it evenly. Pour in the wine and sprinkle the chicken with the brown sugar.
  • Bake until the thigh pieces yield clear yellow juice when pricked with a fork, 50 to 60 minutes, basting two or three times with the pan juices once the chicken begins to brown. (When basting, do not brush off the sugar. If the chicken browns too quickly, cover lightly with foil.)
  • Transfer the chicken pieces to a warm serving platter and top with the prunes, olives and capers; keep warm. Place the roasting pan over medium heat and bring the pan juices to a boil. Reduce to about 1/2 cup. Strain into a heatproof bowl, add the parsley and pour over the chicken.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 928, UnsaturatedFat 40 grams, Carbohydrate 40 grams, Fat 59 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 56 grams, SaturatedFat 15 grams, Sodium 1079 milligrams, Sugar 27 grams, TransFat 0 grams

CHICKEN CHILI FROM SILVER PALATE GOOD TIMES COOKBOOK



CHICKEN CHILI FROM SILVER PALATE GOOD TIMES COOKBOOK image

Categories     Soup/Stew     Chicken     Low Fat     Quick & Easy     Simmer

Yield 6 People

Number Of Ingredients 17

6 tablespoons olive oil
1 very large yellow onion
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 sweet red peppers, seeded, cored and diced
4 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
(Canned chipotle peppers and adobo sauce, to taste)
3 tablespoons chili powder
1½ teaspoons cumin seeds
1 teaspoon ground coriander
pinch ground cinnamon
3 whole chicken breast (6 halves), skinned, boned and cut into 1 inch cubes
2 cans (16 ounces each) tomatoes in puree, chopped
8 ounces pitted ripe california olives, sliced
1 cup beer
¼ cup grated unsweetened chocolate
salt, to taste
garnish with sour cream, grated cheddar cheese, sliced scallions, diced avocados

Steps:

  • Heat half of the olive oil in a dutch oven over high heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute for 5 minutes. Add the red and jalapeno pepper and saute over medium heat for 10 minutes. Stir in the chili powder, cumin, coriander and cinnamon and cook for 5 minutes more. Remove from heat and set aside. Brown the chicken in batches in the remaining olive oil in a large skillet until just cooked through. Add the chicken, tomatoes with puree, olives and beer (and chipotles) to the dutch oven and stir to combine. Simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes. Stir in the chocolate and season to taste with salt. Serve with garnishes.

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