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Title: Frango Na Pucara ( Portuguese Chicken)
Categories: None
Yield: 4 Servings

1/4 lb Prosciutto cut into 1/4'
-cubes
4 md Tomatoes; pelled, seeded and
-chopped
1 3-lb chicken; cut in 8
Salt and pepper; to taste
2 Cloves garlic; crushed
12 Pearl onions; peeled
4 tb Very cold butter; diced
1/2 c Port or Madera wine
2 tb Cognac
1 c Dry white wine
2 tb Mustard

1. Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Chill 1 hour

2. Soak ham in cold water to remove some of the salt. Drain

3. Pre heat oven to 375

4. Place chicken in a baking dish, one with a lid. Add the ham, the
tomatoes, the garlic and the onions

5. Spread chilled pieces of butter on top.

6. Pour the wines and the cognac.

7. Add the mustard , cover and bake for about 50 minutes until cooked.

8. Remove lid and bake further 30 minutes to brown. Serve with potatoes

NOTES : From the book": As Melhores Receitas da Cozinha Portuguesa",Editora
Globo
Recipe by: Miriam Podcameni Posvolssky

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #873 by Leon & Miriam Posvolsky
on Oct 28, 1997