Chicken In Beer Sauce -- Pollo A La Cerveza

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 -3 1/2 lbs cut up chicken pieces
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 large carrots, chopped
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 12 ounces lager beer
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes

Recipe

• 1 in a ziplock bag, mix the flour, 1 tsp of the salt and the pepper.
• 2 add the chicken pieces, seal the bag and shake up and down to coat the chicken.
• 3 heat oil in a large, fairly deep frying pan.
• 4 add chicken and cook on both sides until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.
• 5 remove chicken from the pan.
• 6 lower the heat slightly and add the onion, garlic and pepper to the pan.
• 7 sauté for a couple minutes, then add the carrots.
• 8 cook for another couple minutes, then add the tomatoes and remaining salt, if needed.
• 9 cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 10 stir in the beer and potatoes.
• 11 top with the chicken and bring to a boil.
• 12 cover and let simmer over a low heat for 30 minutes.
• 13 remove the cover and cook for 5-10 minutes, until the sauce has thickened slightly.
• 14 you can re-brown the chicken in a bit of oil in a second skillet, just before serving.
• 15 i find it needs this"touch up" especially if it still has the skin on.
• 16 serve with your favourite green veggies.