Zippy Garlic Potatoes Papas Asadas Al Ajillo Recipes

POLLO ASADA AL AJILLO: GARLIC ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the onion, half of the garlic/salt mixture, wine, olive oil, and vinegar in a blender and chop thoroughly. Pour marinade over the chicken and refrigerate, covered, for 2 to 4 hours. Drain marinade from chicken and pat chicken dry with a paper towel.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Rub the chicken halves on both sides with the rest of the mashed garlic/salt mixture. If you can get some of this underneath the skin without ripping, great. Sprinkle the chicken with lime juice and then black pepper and cumin on both sides. Dust chicken lightly with flour and brown chicken quickly on both sides with olive oil in a saute pan.
• Place chicken halves in a roasting pan, skin side up. Roast 30 to 45 minutes, or until juices run clear. Use a meat thermometer if you need to, or if your "significant other" gave you one for Christmas.

CHICKEN IN GARLIC SAUCE - POLLO AL AJILLO

Steps:

• Wash the chicken thighs and pat them dry with paper towels. Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add as many of the chicken thighs, skin side down, as will fit without touching.
• Cook until the skin is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Flip the chicken pieces and cook until the other side is golden brown, about 5 minutes more.
• Remove the pan from the heat and spoon off all but about 2 tablespoons of the fat, leaving all the lovely brown bits behind. Return the pan to low heat, stir in the garlic and thyme and cook until the garlic starts to turn golden, about 1 to 2 minutes. Pour in the sherry, increase the heat to medium and bring to a boil. Let it boil a minute or 2, then return the chicken to the pan skin side up. Reduce the heat to low, pour in the chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Cover the pan tightly and cook 20 minutes. Flip the chicken pieces (or rotate them top to bottom if using a smaller pan) and cook until the chicken is very tender, about 20 minutes. Serve hot.
• Note: If you like a mix of white and dark meat, substitute a 4-pound chicken cut into 10 pieces. Let the thighs, drumsticks, and wings cook in the sauce for 15 minutes before adding the browned breast pieces. If you'd like to use all white meat, cut the breasts in half crosswise, brown them as described above, but let the sauce cook down 10 to 15 minutes before adding the chicken breasts.

POLLO AL AJILLO (CHICKEN AND GARLIC)

Steps:

• In a large covered skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
• Cook chicken in oil until browned on all sides.
• Remove chicken from skillet.
• Arrange potatoes in the skillet to cover the bottom.
• Scatter garlic cloves over potatoes.
• Place chicken on top of garlic and potatoes.
• Sprinkle pepper, salt, and parsley over chicken.
• Pour sherry and port over all.
• Cover, and simmer over low heat until potatoes and chicken are cooked through, approximately 45 minutes.

GARLIC SHRIMP (GAMBAS AL AJILLO)

Steps:

• Coat the bottom of an 8" round ceramic dish with olive oil.
• Arrange shrimp to cover bottom, and sprinkle with garlic slices and pepper flakes.
• Drizzle with olive oil.
• Just before cooking, lightly salt.
• Cook over medium high heat, until shrimp is cooked through, and garlic begins to brown, about 5-10 minutes.
• If desired, sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley.
• Serve immediately, while the shrimp is still sizzling, with crusty french bread.
• This dish may be made on the stove, or grill.

ZIPPY GARLIC POTATOES, (PAPAS ASADAS AL AJILLO)

Steps:

• Turn oven on to 375 degres, then scrubb & wash the potaotes, Cut in half then in quartes then in eighths. Dry all of the potaotes very well in a soft clean kitchen towell. Make sure potatoes are nice and dry.
• In the blender add the oil, garlic, parsley, salt and black and cayanne peppers. Process until all is like a paste.
• Put potaotes in a large baking pan such as a large lasagna pan. Pour the blended garlic and olive oil paste over the potatoes rub and mix well with your hands all over the potatoes. Sprinkle with a little more salt, and last the Spanish paprika. Turn oven down to 350 degres and bake in a hot oven for 55 minutes. When done open oven if potaotes have not browned enough then turn on the broiler and broil for 3/5 minutes. Serve with your favorite meat or chicken dish. Enjoy