Black Cherry Chicken With Linguine

Black Cherry Chicken with Linguini
Ingredients:
2 cups (1 lb., 1 oz can) black cherries
1 frying chicken (approximately 3 lbs.) cut up
Salt, pepper, and paprika to taste
3 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tsp sugar
1/8 tsp each of ground allspice and cinnamon
1 chicken bullion cube
1/4 cup Kirschwasser (cherry liqueur), optional
Directions:
· Drain cherries from can and reserve liquid.
· Wash and dry chicken pieces and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and paprika.
· In a large skillet, brown chicken lightly on all sides in hot butter then remove from skillet.
· Place 1/4 tsp salt, the flour, sugar, and spices in the skillet and blend with drippings.
· Gradually stir in cherry liquid and add chicken and remaining ingredients, except cherries.
· Cover, bring to a boil and reduce to medium and simmer for 40 minutes or until chicken is tender.
· After approximately 25 minutes cook linguini according to package directions.
· During the last few minutes of cooking for the chicken, add drained cherries and Kirschwasser.
· Pour over pasta.
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