Provencal sauteed chicken

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 (4 1/2 lb.) chicken, cut into 8 pieces
3 tablespoons Olive oil
½ cup Chopped salt pork (about 2 1/2 oz)
1 can (28 oz) diced peeled tomatoes with juices
1 can (14 1/2 oz) low-salt chicken broth
¾ cup Dry white wine
6 Fresh thyme springs OR
1 tablespoon Dried thyme
3 Large garlic cloves, minced
2 Bay leaves
1 cup Drained Nicoise olives
½ cup Sliced fresh basil

Directions

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add chicken and brown on all sides, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer chicken to plate.

Pour off all but 2 tablespoonos fat from Dutch oven. Add salt pork; saute until golden, about 5 minutes. Add onion and saute until almost tender and golden, about 6 minutes. Add tomatoes with their juices, broth, wine, thyme, garlic and bay leaves and bring to a boil. Return chicken to dutch oven. Cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes.

Transfer chicken to large bowl. Add olives to Dutch oven and boil until mixture is reduced to 3 cups, about 25 minutes. Mix in basil.

Return chicken to Dutch oven and stir unti heated through, about 3 minutes. Transfer chicken to shallow serving bowl. Spoon sauce over and serve.

From the Provence region of France. Bon Appetit/May 94 Typed by Didi Pahl

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