Chicken Cacciatore
Serves 4
Ingredients
8 chicken thighs
1 large onion (sliced)
5 garlic cloves (roughly chopped)
Tin of anchovies fillets (roughly chopped)
10-12 olives (pitted)
250ml red wine
1 tin of tomatoes (chopped)
20g sage (chopped)
½ teaspoon oregano (dried)
½ teaspoon Paprika
1 red chilli (de-seeded and finely chopped).
Method
1. Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees
2. Season the chicken with some salt, pepper, paprika, and oregano, and pan fry skin side down for 4 minutes and then the same on the other side
3 Remove the chicken from the pan, and then sauté the onions until they are soft, then add the garlic, chilli, anchovies, and olives
4. After 1 minute add the tomatoes and the red wine, bring to a simmer to reduce for 4 minutes
5. Add the chicken back to the pan skin side up, and add the sage and place in the oven for 30-40 minutes. Check the chicken is cooked through before eating
6. Serve with rice, or roasted new potatoes with garlic and thyme, and some fresh green veg.