(fake) Tamarindi Chicken

TheBeinoni

Sun, Jul 20 2008, 12:27 am

WHAT YOU NEED:

Ketchup
1 small (6 ounce?) can of tomato sauce (for wetter sauce) or paste (for thicker sauce)
Worcestershire Sauce
Lemon juice
Onion - finely shopped
Minced garlic - fresh or store bought is fine
Salt/Pepper
Allspice
Cinnamon
Cayenne Pepper (optional)
Veg oil
Water
Potatoes (optional)
Chicken

1. Preheat oven to 350. Spray roasting pan with Pam. Place chicken in pan and season with salt and pepper to taste. Place in oven UNCOVERED (while preheating and while you prepare the potatoes and sauce) to brown.
2. If you want to cook the potatoes with the chicken then boil potatoes whole and with skin till tender. Once tender, peel and chop. Add potatoes to roaster pan and return to oven UNCOVERED.
3. Prepare sauce - In a bowl, squeeze about 5 or so big squeezes of ketchup, add tomato sauce/paste, worcestershire sauce (enough to make sauce slightly darker but not quite dark brown). Mix in onions, garlic, about 2 or so TBS of oil. Pour some water into the sauce to make smooth. Add allspice and cinnamon (usually 2 part allspice to 1 part cinnamon) to taste. Lemon juice to taste, till sauce is a bit tangy. Pour sauce over chicken and potatoes (if using) till coated. If desired, sprinkle a bit of cayenne pepper over everything. Cover and return to oven.
4. Cook for about 1 hr or till tender and juicy!