Pollo con Coca-Cola

feeds 4-5
Serve with French Bread

1 (3 to 4 pounds) chicken cut into pieces
2 cloves garlic, each cut in half
Salt
Black pepper
1 tablespoon salad oil
24 ounces Coca-Cola
1/4 cup water
1 large Spanish onion, sliced thin
4 carrots, peeled and cut in rounds
2 fresh chile peppers, seeded and cut in half
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1 cup uncooked rice

Rub each piece of chicken with garlic halves, sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Heat oil in cast-iron pot.
Brown chicken in oil.
Add onion, carrots, oregano and chile peppers, then the water and enough Coke to cover the chicken.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Simmer, covered, for an hour and a half.
About an hour into the cooking time, spoon off one cup of the liquid and use it, with a cup of water, to cook the rice. Serve chicken on a platter with rice alongside and the vegetables and sauce as a side dish.