Yummy Guatemalan dish!

Hola!

I thought in light of this week's entry I posted I would share one of our familiy's favorite guatemalan dishes.........

Cinnamon chicken! It is delicious and very easy to prepare! I learned to make this from our wonderful Guatemalan housekeeper/nanny who lived with us while we fostered in Guatemala.

I do try to experiment with Guatemalan cookery...... we have a few cookbooks and my favorite one is "Favorite Recipes from Guatemala". You can purchase it thru mayantraditions.com

Generally speaking - Guatemalan cooking is pretty....... the recipes are simple and really nothing too fancy.
Most meals are accompanied by homemade corn tortillas and beans. "Platanos" or fried plantains are also a very common side dish.

Well here is the recipe for Cinammon chicken: I hope you enjoy it!

Cinnamon chicken for 4

4 boneless , skinless chicken breasts
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp vinegar
1 small onion chopped
1 clove or garlic or 1 tsp minced garlic ( fresh!)
1 tsp cinnamon
1 clove ( not powder!)
2 bay leaves
2 cans premium tomatoe sauce ( good quality goes a long way here!)

Take a non stick pot ( that will adequately fit all the chicken)
Heat up a little oil in the pot
saute the chicken breasts
Add the onions, garlic, vinegar, lemon juice,
Add the cinnamon bay leaves, and clove
Then pour in the tomatoe sauce

Turn the chickens over and simmer in the pot for about 40 min or so until the chicken has cooked thru and is tender.

Serve over rice if desired.

Delicioso!!