Tunisian Chicken

Tunisian Chicken

4 Servings
2 chicken breasts,skinned,
-boned & c,ut into chunks
3/4 t salt
1/2 t pepper
1/4 t cumin
4 t cornstarch
4 t olive oil
1 egg white,beaten frothy
6 T butter
1 1/2 c onion,minced
1/3 c green olives,chopped
1/4 c parsley,minced
2 T lemon juice
2 garlic cloves,minced
1/2 t paprika
1/8 t sugar
1/8 t hot red pepper
16 whole olives,green or black
1/2 c cashews (or peanuts)
Arrange chicken in shallow baking dish and sprinkle with salt,
pepper and cumin. Let stand for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with cornstarch
and oilve oil. Turn to coat and let stand another 20 minutes. Add egg
white and let stand another 30 minutes. Remove chicken from
marinade and saute in butter until cooked. Remove to warm dish.
In same pan, saute onion in 2 Tbsp butter until soft. Add chopped
olives, parsley, lemon juice, garlic, paprika, sugar and red pepper.
Saute 3 minutes more. Add chicken, olives, nuts and saute 3 more
minutes. Serve over rice pilaf.