POLLO ENCEBOLLADA (ONION CHICKEN)

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This is a wonderful Salvadoran chicken recipe. It is chicken smothered in a creamy onion-based sauce. Good side dishes are rice, salad, and beans.

Provided by laguera

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Whole Chicken Recipes

Time 51m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Ingredients

1 (2 to 3 pound) chicken, cut into 8 pieces
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 teaspoons butter
4 small onions, sliced into rings, divided
¼ cup cooking wine
1 cube chicken bouillon with saffron
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 sprig fresh thyme
2 bay leaves
1 cup crema Salvadorena (Salvadoran-style sour cream)

Steps:

Season chicken with salt and pepper.
Melt butter in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken pieces, in batches if necessary, until browned, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Add 1/2 of the onion rings, wine, chicken bouillon, cinnamon, garlic, thyme, and bay leaves. Cook over low heat until chicken is tender, about 20 minutes.
Stir remaining onion rings into the skillet. Cook until softened slightly, about 3 minutes. Transfer chicken to a serving platter.
Stir crema Salvadorena into the onion mixture in the skillet until well blended. Spoon over chicken.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 307.4 calories, Carbohydrate 7.9 g, Cholesterol 71.8 mg, Fat 21.7 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 19.3 g, SaturatedFat 9.2 g, Sodium 357.1 mg, Sugar 2.1 g