Hi everyone, I've been posting lots of veggie dishes but finally here's a chicken recipe. This looks impressive (I cooked prob five times as much in the picture for leftovers) but its slow cooking so save it for when you want to impress or have to create a big feast. Takes a while to do, just to warn you.
Serves 4- 8 (four unless you follow tips at the end)
30 min prep, 40 min cook
You need:
2 tbsp flour
1 kg chicken thighs and drumsticks -- I used chicken breasts but it would be better to use this
3-4 medium onions
3 medium to large mixed pepper, red yellow and green (i only used yellow and red)
1/2 can chopped tomatoes
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp paprika
1. Put the flour in a shallow bowl, season with s/p and dip chicken pieces in the flour, coating throughly.
2. Heat oil in a frying pan and fry 4 of the pieces until both sides are well browned (about 2 min a side). Remove and repeat with other chicken pieces.
3. Rinse pan (never pour fat down the sink!) and add onions into the pan along with olive oil. Leave them to cook while you quarter the peppers, remove the white bits and cut into thick slices. Add them to onions and cook for a few min
4. Put the chicken back in the pan, turn the heat down, put a lid or piece of foil over pan and leave to cook for 20 min, turning over chicken a few times. After you'll see that the onions and peppers have produced a sauce!
5. Add tomatoes, thyme, and paprika, mix in well and continue to cook on a low heat for another 40 min until the chicken is beginning to fall away from the bones.
6. Check seasoning. Serve with pasta, rice, or potatoes for more people.
TIP... If you want to serve 8 make a lot of sauce and then add lots of carbohydrates. Pasta, beans, potatoes, whatever you want.
PESTO BREAD -- do I really need to explain? Toast some bread, slather on the pesto, and enjoy! Fresh pesto = even better