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Acapulco Chicken (En Escabeche)

Recipe Cuisine: Poultry
Recipe Category: Poultry
Recipe Serves: 6

Recipes Ingredients:

2 c Unsalted Chicken broth,
1/2 Yellow bell pepper, sliced
-defatted 2
tb Minced jalapeno Chili with
1 tb Olive oil
-seeds
2 ts Ground cumin
1 Onion, halved, thinly sliced
2 tb Pickling spice
1/3 c Rice Wine vinegar
1/2 Red bell pepper, sliced
1/4 c Fresh cilantro leaves
1 lb Boneless Chicken breast
3 lg Garlic cloves, minced
-halves

Recipe Instructions:

baked (no oil) tortilla chips Boil broth and pickling spice in heavy large Saucepan ten minutes. Strain and return liquid to saucepan. Add chicken, onion, vinegar, garlic, oil and cumin to pan. Simmer over very low heat until Chicken is just cooked through, about ten minutes. Transfer Chicken and onions to shallow dish. Top with bell peppers and minced chilli. Boil cooking liquid until reduced to 2/3 c, about ten minutes. Pour liquid over Chicken and let cool 30 minutes. Add cilantro to Chicken mixture. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, turning Chicken occasionally, about 4 hours (can be prepared one day ahead). Slice Chicken and transfer to plates. Top with marinated Vegetables and some of the juices. Pass tortilla chips to use as "pushers." 130 calories per serving, 4 g fat, 72 mg sodium, 44 mg cholesterol. From Bon Appetit's Light & Easy Mar '93. Makes 6 servings


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