FRIED CHICKEN CUBAN STYLE (WITH MOJO SEASONIN

      Title: FRIED CHICKEN CUBAN STYLE (WITH MOJO SEASONIN
  Categories: Seasonings, Main dish, Poultry
       Yield: 4 Servings
  
       4    Boned chicken breasts
            -- skin removed
       6    Garlic cloves; crushed
     1/2    Onion; sliced in rings
            Olive oil for frying
 
 MMMMM--------------------MOJO SEASONING SAUCE-------------------------
       3 tb Olive oil; heated
       2 tb Onion; finely chopped
       2    Garlic cloves; minced
       1 ts Fresh oregano; chopped
     1/4 ts Ground cumin
       1 ds Ground bay leaves
       1 ds Black pepper
     1/8 ts Salt
       2 tb Lime juice
       2 tb ;Water
       1 tb Sherry wine
     1/2 ts Vinegar
            Fresh parsley; to garnish
  
   To make the mojo, mix onion and garlic, along with the spices, salt
   and pepper in a bowl.  Add these to a pan which has heated olive oil
   in it. Cook just until onion becomes translucent and then add juice,
   water, wine and vinegar; simmer about 5 minutes.  Allow to cool
   slightly before serving.
   
   Sauce yield: 1/2 cup.
   
   To make the chicken, pierce meat in several places with long fork
   prongs and place in non-reactive (glass or stainless steel) bowl.
   Combine garlic and Mojo Seasoning Sauce. Pour mixture over chicken.
   Cover and marinate in refrigerator for about 1 hour.
   
   Remove chicken breasts from marinade, pat dry and fry them in olive
   oil until they are golden brown.  Place chicken on serving platter
   and keep warm.  Remove onion and garlic from marinade and brown in
   same pan. Sprinkle over chicken and garnish with parsley.
   
   From Sandy Vasquez of Honduras and Miami, FL.  Recipe is from her
   Cuban grandmother.  Tried as part of her Cuban cooking class at The
   Cookbook Cottage/1279 Bardstown Rd./Louisville, KY 40204 on 09/01/90.
   Posted by Cathy Harned.
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