Mediterranean-style Chicken And Bean Stew
Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 4
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 4 whole skinless chicken thighs
- 1 fennel bulb, quartered,cored and thinly sliced crosswise
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 (15 ounce) can roman beans or 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, preferably goya,drained and rinsed
- 1 (12 ounce) can whole tomatoes, finely chopped,juice reserved
- 12 oil-cured black olives, pitted and quartered lengthwise
- 6 sun-dried tomatoes, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons rosemary, coarsely chopped
- 1 large dried red chili (optional)
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup water
Recipe
- 1 heat the olive oil in a large skillet.
- 2 add the chicken and cook over moderate heat until lightly browned, about 4 minutes per side.
- 3 transfer to a platter.
- 4 add the fennel, onion and garlic to the skillet and cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes.
- 5 stir in the beans to coat them with the oil, then add the chopped tomatoes with their juice, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, tomato paste, rosemary and chile.
- 6 season with salt and pepper and bring to a simmer.
- 7 cook over low heat until the juices thicken slightly, about 4 minutes.
- 8 add the chicken and water, cover and simmer until the chicken is tender, about 40 minutes; turning the chicken halfway through.
- 9 season the stew with salt and pepper and serve.
- 10 the chicken stew can be refrigerated for up to 2 days.
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