Olive and Tomato Braised Chicken
Recipe from Cafe at the Frick
Serves: Yields 2 servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
2 chicken legs and 2 chicken thighs
Salt and Pepper
½ cup kalamata olives
1½ cup canned plum tomatoes
1 medium yellow onion, finely diced
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 cup chicken stock
3 sprigs oregano
1 bay leaf
Procedure
Salt and pepper chicken and sear over medium heat until golden brown. While chicken is searing
combine the remaining ingredients and place those in a 9 x 12 baking dish. Nestle the seared chicken legs and thighs on top of the ingredients in the baking dish. The liquid should come about half way up the dish. Tightly wrap the dish of chicken with foil and place in a 350 degree oven for 1½ hours. Serve immediately.
Comments:
We bought 4 chicken legs (really cheap too!!) and I split the drumstick and thigh. Salted it with what I thought may have been too much, but it came out perfect. The meat was falling off the bone, very juicy. He liked the olives, I didn't care for them. Next time I'll make a gravy from the left over stock. After we put it in the refrigerator we had to scrape the fat off and the stock has turned into jelly. Warming it up is dangerous because it goes back to liquid form... will definitely make a gravy next time.
Serves: Yields 2 servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
2 chicken legs and 2 chicken thighs
Salt and Pepper
½ cup kalamata olives
1½ cup canned plum tomatoes
1 medium yellow onion, finely diced
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 cup chicken stock
3 sprigs oregano
1 bay leaf
Procedure
Salt and pepper chicken and sear over medium heat until golden brown. While chicken is searing
combine the remaining ingredients and place those in a 9 x 12 baking dish. Nestle the seared chicken legs and thighs on top of the ingredients in the baking dish. The liquid should come about half way up the dish. Tightly wrap the dish of chicken with foil and place in a 350 degree oven for 1½ hours. Serve immediately.
Comments:
We bought 4 chicken legs (really cheap too!!) and I split the drumstick and thigh. Salted it with what I thought may have been too much, but it came out perfect. The meat was falling off the bone, very juicy. He liked the olives, I didn't care for them. Next time I'll make a gravy from the left over stock. After we put it in the refrigerator we had to scrape the fat off and the stock has turned into jelly. Warming it up is dangerous because it goes back to liquid form... will definitely make a gravy next time.