Chicken Stew
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
25 min.
Preparation
ready in 1 hr 15 min.
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Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken (jointed)
- salt (to taste)
- freshly ground Black pepper (to taste)
- ½ cup unbleached all-purpose flour (for dredging)
- 3 Tbsps good quality olive oil
- 6 cups fresh Mushrooms (quartered)
- 1 large onion (chopped)
- 1 large, yellow Bell pepper (chopped)
- 3 cloves garlic cloves (finely chopped)
- ¾ cup dry white wine
- ¾ cup low-sodium Chicken broth
- 2 cups diced Tomatoes (including juice)
- 3 sprigs fresh rosemary (leaves chopped)
- 2 Tbsps Caper (drained)
- ¼ cup fresh Basil (chopped; pus extra sprigs for garnish)
Preparation steps
1.
Divide the chicken into eight pieces. Wash and pat dry. Season generously with salt and pepper. Dredge the chicken pieces in the flour, shaking off any excess.
2.
In a heavy skillet or Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Place the chicken in the pan, skin side down and saute until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Cook in batches if necessary. Transfer the chicken to a platter and set aside.
3.
Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook until golden brown. remove mushrooms to a plate and set aside. Add onion, bell pepper and garlic to the same pan, saute until the vegetables are tender and the garlic is fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add the wine and simmer about 3 minutes, or until reduced by half. Add the broth, tomatoes with their juice, rosemary and capers, stirring to incorporate. Return the chicken pieces and mushrooms to the pan, turning the chicken so that it is coated. Cover and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes over medium-low heat until chicken is just cooked through.
4.
Remove chicken with tongs, and transfer to a platter. Add the chopped basil leaves and boil the sauce for an additional 3 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Drain or spoon off any excess grease. Spoon sauce over the chicken, garnish with fresh basil sprigs. Serve.
