Recipe: Stewed Chicken with Chipotles and Prunes

Ingredients

• 12 prunes, pitted
• 1 large onion, cut in half crosswise
• 2 pounds tomatoes
• 4 large garlic cloves, 2 whole and unpeeled, 2 minced or pressed
• 4 black peppercorns
• 1 clove
• 2 to 3 canned chipotle chiles in adobo, rinsed, stemmed and seeded (to taste)
• 3 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
• 1 3 1/2- or 4-pound chicken, cut up and skinned if desired
• 3 inches cinnamon stick
• 3 cups chicken stock or water