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Chicken Loreli

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Submitted by qwdraw

Rum-soaked chicken baked with sweet potatoes, raisins, cinnamon, and ginger in a brown sugar glaze. A warm, Caribbean-inspired one-pot casserole with island spice.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

30 min

COOK

60 min

READY

90 min

This casserole smells like the holidays crashed into a Caribbean kitchen, and everybody’s having a good time.

Chicken pieces get a rum bath, then nestle into a casserole alongside chunky sweet potatoes, plump raisins, and a generous dusting of cinnamon, ginger, and brown sugar. As it bakes, everything melds into a sweet-savory gravy that’s fragrant enough to pull people in from the next room.

One pot, one hour, and you’ve got a dish that feels festive without any of the fuss. Serve it right out of the casserole dish with some crusty bread to soak up every last drop.

Kitchen Tips

  • The rum is listed as optional, but it adds a warm, caramel-like depth you can’t replicate. Use dark rum for the best flavor.
  • Cut the sweet potatoes into similar-sized chunks so they cook evenly. Too small and they’ll turn to mush before the chicken is done.
  • Check the liquid level at the halfway mark. The gravy should be covering the meat. Add a splash of water if things look dry.
  • Don’t skimp on the ginger. Three teaspoons sounds like a lot, but it balances all that sweetness and keeps the dish from tipping into dessert territory.

Ingredients

1 1
EACH EACH CHICKEN
skinned, cut up *
4 4
EACH EACH SWEET POTATOES, OR YAM
cut into chunks
¼ 59
CUP ML RUM
optional *
1
X RAISINS, SEEDLESS
to taste *
1 1
EACH ONION
white or yellow
79
CUP ML BROWN SUGAR
or to taste *
2 10
TEASPOONS ML CINNAMON
3 15
TEASPOONS ML GINGER
ground
2 10
TEASPOONS ML THYME *
3 15
TEASPOONS ML BUTTER
or margarine
79
CUP ML WATER
approximately

Directions

In oven casserole, put chicken.

Pour rum over chicken.

Let sit 10 minutes. Sprinkle with thyme. Pour in water.

Place yams around chicken. Sprinkle yams and chicken with cinnamon.

Toss in raisins. Sprinkle all with ginger and brown sugar.

Cover and cook at 350℉ (180℃) for ½ hour.

Uncover and check that gravy is covering meat.

Add water as necessary. Dot yams with butter or margarine.

Re-cover and cook another ½ hour or until yams are tender

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 166g (5.9 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 141 20% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g 5%
Saturated Fat 2g 9%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 8mg 3%
Sodium 64mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 9g 9%
Dietary Fiber 5g 19%
Sugars g
Protein 5g
Vitamin A 440% Vitamin C 41%
Calcium 6% Iron 7%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber, Low Sodium
 
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