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Greek Chicken Or Lamb

I got this recipe for greek chicken from the dinah shore cookbook. It is attributed to alex karras' mother. It's one of my favorites recipes, and although it was written for chicken, i have often used it with lamb as well. I've given suggestions for the lamb version at the end of the recipe. The time posted is for the chicken; you will have to adjust the cooking time if you use lamb, based on the size and cut of the meat used.

Steps

Wipe chicken dry and sprinkle with salt& pepper.
Melt butter in a dutch oven and brown the chicken pieces on all sides.
Remove and set aside.
To the same pot , add onions and garlic and saute until onions are soft.
Add tomatoes , tomato sauce , sugar and cinnamon , then stir in sherry.
Return the chicken to the dutch oven and correct seasonings with the salt& pepper.
Simmer for 25 minutes , adding hot water as needed , until chicken is tender.
Remove from the heat.
In another pot , combine the chicken broth with 1 cup water and 1 cup tomato sauce in which the chicken was cooked.
Bring to a boil , add the rice , salt lightly , and stir.
Cover , lower the heat , and simmer for 20 minutes.
Remove the rice from the heat , stir gently with a fork and cover , and let stand a few more minutes.
While the rice is standing , if you wish , reheat the chicken.
To serve , pack the cooked rice into demitasse cups or teacups and unmold with the chicken on warmed plates.
Pour more sauc.

Ingredients

chicken, salt & pepper, butter, onions, garlic, whole tomatoes, tomato sauce, sugar, cinnamon, sherry wine, chicken broth, water, rice