Chicken in Sandles

A great easy recipe I found in a mexican cook book that I’ve altered. This was also the first time I’ve tried Reynolds slow cooker liners. They have changed my life!

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons butter
1 brown onion – chopped
3 cloves garlic – crushed
100g chopped ham
100g chopped chorizo
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 appleĀ sliced
1 pear, sliced
5 pineapple slices – diced
1 sweet potato – peeled and sliced
4 tablespoons almonds
4 tablespoons raisins
1.5kg chicken (breast or thigh) – roughly cut so they are about 10cm cubes
1 cup red wine
1 pinch ground saffron
1 pinch ground cinnamon
1 pinch ground cloves

Method:

  1. in a pan over the stovetop, melt butter and cook onion and garlic
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  2. add chorizo and ham and cook until onion is soft
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  3. transfer mix to slow cooker
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  4. Add in pineapple, tomato, sweet potato, pear, apples, raisins and almonds
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  5. Sprinkle cinnamon, cloves and saffronand mix well
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  6. Add in chicken pieces and red wine. Stir and mix everything together
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  7. Cook on low for 6-7 hours. If possible, give it a stir after 3 hours to make sure the chicken is in the stock
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