Lime Chicken
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 4
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Ingredients
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 chicken, 3 1/2 to 4 lbs, cut into 8 pieces, or 8 legs and/or thighs
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large onions, thinly sliced or chopped
- 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced, or 4 oz. canned or 1 oz dried and reconstituted
- 1 large lime, 1/2 thinly sliced, the other 1/2 juiced
- 1/2 cup white wine 
 
The lime slices and the repeated reduction of the cooking liquid combine to produce a complexly

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flavored dish from a few basic ingredients.
 
Directions
  • Mix together flour, salt, pepper and paprika. Heat oil in a heavy skillet or Dutch oven
    (medium heat). Roll each piece of chicken in seasoned flour and brown in hot oil. Remove chicken
    from pan and set aside.
  • Add onions, mushrooms and lime slices to pan and cook, stirring, for
    2 or 3 minutes. Add wine and 1/2 cup water and cook until liquid is almost gone.Add chicken and
    1/2 cup water and simmer, partly covered, until the liquid is almost gone. Add another 1/2
    cup water, cover, and simmer until chicken is tender. Check occasionally and add more water if
    needed. The liquid should end up cooked down to a thick sauce, but the pan should never be allowed
    to get dry. Total cooking time should be 30 - 45 minutes, depending on the size of the chicken
  • Squeeze the remaining 1/2 lime over contents of the pan, turning chicken pieces to coat with
    sauce. Spoon sauce, including lime slices, over chicken and serve hot.


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