Recipe - Fried Chicken Cuban Style (With Mojo Seasonin

4 Boned chicken breasts
skin removed
6 Garlic cloves; crushed
One half Onion; cut or sliced up in rings
Olive oil for frying

MOJO SEASONING SAUCE
3 tablespoon Olive oil; heated
2 tablespoon Onion; finely chopped
2 Garlic cloves; minced
1 teaspoon Fresh oregano; chopped
One fourth teaspoon Ground cumin
1 ds Ground bay leaves
1 ds Black pepper
1/8 teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoon Lime juice
2 tablespoon ;Water
1 tablespoon Sherry wine
One half teaspoon Vinegar
Fresh parsley; to garnish

To make the mojo, mix onion and garlic, along with the spices, salt and
pepper in a bowl. Add these to a pan which has heated olive oil in it.
Cook just until onion becomes translucent and then add juice, water, wine
and vinegar; simmer about 5 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before
serving.

Sauce yield: One half cup.

To make the chicken, pierce meat in several places with long fork prongs
and place in nonreactive (glass or stainless steel) bowl. Combine garlic
and Mojo Seasoning Sauce. Pour mixture over chicken. Cover and marinate in
refrigerator for about 1 hour.

Remove chicken breasts from marinade, pat dry and fry them in olive oil
until they are golden brown. Place chicken on serving platter and keep
warm. Remove onion and garlic from marinade and brown in same pan.
Sprinkle over chicken and garnish with parsley.

From Sandy Vasquez of Honduras and Miami, FL. Recipe is from her Cuban
grandmother. Tried as part of her Cuban cooking class at The Cookbook
Cottage/1279 Bardstown Rd./Louisville, KY 40204 on 09/01/90. Posted by
Cathy Harned.

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