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Chicken agrodolce
Agrodolce is a Sicilian sweet and sour sauce typically flavoured with vinegar, red onion and sugar. Rodney Bowers' version also features red pepper, tomato, olives and a few sprigs of thyme for a beautiful and simple meal.
SERVES
4
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 pounds bone in chicken thighs
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 2 tablespoons flour (if desired)
- 1 head garlic, smashed into cloves
- 1 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 red peppers, julienned
- 1 large tomato, roughly chopped
- 1 sweet onion julienned
- 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
- 1/2 cup pitted olives
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1/4 cup picked and finely sliced flat-leaf parsley
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 1/2 cup chicken stock
Directions
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper, and dust in the flour. Add the butter and oil rob a large skillet on medium high then brown the chicken Remove the chicken to a plate.
- Add the onions peppers and garlic to the pan and cook about 5 minutes or until soft deglaze the pan with the vinegar and boil to reduce by half, add the sugar and stir well.
- Return the chicken to the pan. Add the stock, tomatoes, bay leaf and thyme and simmer, uncovered, until the meat is starting to fall off the bone,
- Transfer the chicken to a dish, cover, and keep warm.
- Strain the liquid into a saucepan, and if it's still not thick enough reduce it down a bit further.
- Whisk in the remaining tablespoon of butter. Season and stir in the olives and fresh parsley, and pour over the chicken.
