Recipe(tried): Italian Peasant Dinner! - Italian Peasant Chicken and Gingered Carrots

ITALIAN PEASANT DINNER

Today I am planning on going to Cayey, a town in the middle of the island, where the first Big Walmart with a one stop-shopping concept was opened in Puerto Rico. The store was so successful that they already opened another one in Caguas, a town not far from San Juan. But I prefer the trip to Cayey because the weather is perfect and I long for the view of the mountains! Therefore, just a simple dinner for tonight. Buen provecho!

ITALIAN PEASANT CHICKEN

1 lb sweet Italian sausage, sliced
2 tbsp olive oil
2 lbs chicken boneless breasts or boneless thighs
3 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
1 large onion chopped
3 garlic cloves crushed
2 cups chicken broth
salt and pepper to taste

2 red bell peppers, seeded and chopped
2 green bell peppers, seeded and chopped
1 envelope Good Seasons Italian seasoning
1 pkg frozen cut green beans, thawed

Preheat oven to 400 F. Place sausage in large roasting pan. Pinch the casings with a fork, drizzle with oil and bake until brown, about 15 minutes. Eliminate the oil from the sausages, leaving just about 1 tb. Add the chicken pieces, potatoes, onion and garlic. Pour the broth and the Italian Seasoning over. Cover and bake for 30 minutes, basting occasionally. Add the peppers, correct the seasonings with salt and pepper, cover and bake 20 more minutes, basting occasionally. Add the green beans and bake 10 more minutes. Serve hot.

GINGERED CARROTS

6 big carrots
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 lb butter
5 tb dark brown sugar
1/2 cup dark rum
pinch of cinnamon
pinch of ground nutmeg
salt to taste

Peel the carrots. Cut the carrots in a julienne style. Blanch for a few minutes. Heat the butter in a skillet. Add the julienned carrots, ginger, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Saute the mixture, add the rum and flamb e it. When the fla me dies, serve it accompanied by the chicken and garlic mashed potatoes. Buen provecho!