Portuguese Garlic Chicken (Crockpot)
Whole chicken slow-cooked on a bed of garlic, tomatoes, ham, and golden raisins in port wine and brandy, finished with a golden broil.
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 6 clove garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 medium pear-shaped tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 0.3 cup baked ham, chopped
- 0.5 cup golden raisins
- 3 lb whole chicken
- 0.5 cup Port wine
- 0.3 cup brandy
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
Instructions
- 1
In slow cooker, combine onion, garlic, tomatoes, ham, and raisins.
- 2
Rinse chicken inside and out, pat dry. Tuck wingtips under; tie drumsticks together. Place on top of onion mixture.
- 3
Mix port, brandy, mustard, and tomato paste; pour over chicken.
- 4
Cover; cook at LOW until meat near thighbone is very tender, 7.5–8 hours.
- 5
Lift chicken to broiler rack; broil 4–6 inches from heat until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer to warm platter.
- 6
Skim fat from cooking liquid; blend in cornstarch-water mixture. Increase to HIGH; cook, stirring, until sauce thickens.
- 7
Stir in red wine vinegar. Season with salt. Spoon sauce over chicken. Garnish with parsley and tomato wedges.