Slow Cooked Cuban Chicken

Total Time: 6 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 lbs assorted chicken pieces, skin on bone in
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 3/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 3/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup minced fresh flat leaf parsley
• 2 limes, cut into wedges

Recipe

• 1 season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
• 2 in a large frying pan, heat the oil over med-high heat.
• 3 working in batches, sear the chicken pieces until golden, turning once, about 8 minutes.
• 4 transfer to a slow cooker.
• 5 pour off all but about 1 t fat from the pan and return it to med-high heat.
• 6 add the garlic and sauté just until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• 7 pour in the orange juice and lime juice.
• 8 increase heat to high, bring to a boil, and stir to scrape up any browned bits on the pan bottom.
• 9 pour the contents of the pan over the chicken.
• 10 add the bay leaf, spread the onion on top, and sprinkle with 1 t salt.
• 11 cover and cook on high for 2 ½ hours or on low setting for 5 hours.
• 12 the chicken should be opaque throughout and very tender.
• 13 discard the bay leaf.
• 14 transfer the chicken to a serving dish.
• 15 skim any fat from the cooking juices and season with salt and a generous amount of pepper.
• 16 spoon the onion and cooking juices over the chicken, garnish with the parsley, and serve, passing the lime wedges at the table.