Braised chicken forestiere

Name: Braised chicken forestiere
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 1 Chicken; 2 tbsp Olive oil; 2 onion Sliced Thickly; 1 Clove garlic crushed; 1 1/2 tbsp Plain flour; 1 tbsp Tomato puree; 250 ml Red wine; 400 ml Brown Stock; 3 tomato Concasse; 15 g fresh chopped parsley

Chef Nitra @Food_Detective

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Braised chicken forestiere

Chef Nitra @Food_Detective

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Ingredients

4 servings

1Chicken
2 tbspOlive oil
2onion Sliced Thickly
1 Clovegarlic crushed
1 1/2 tbspPlain flour
1 tbspTomato puree
250 mlRed wine
400 mlBrown Stock
3tomato Concasse
15 gfresh chopped parsley

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Steps

1

Season the chicken with salt, pepper, heat olive oil in lidded Saute pan or shallow casserole. Pan fry the chicken over a medium high heat
2

Remove from the pan and keep to one side. You will need about 2tbsp of fat left in the pan to cook onion, so if the chicken has released alot of fat drain the excess
3

Add the onion and fry for 2-3 min before adding bacon and garlic to the pan. Continue to stir untill the have a little colour
4

Sprinkle over the flour and stir until the flour has lightly browned
5

Stir iN the tomato puree and then gradually add the red wine and brown stock stirring untill the liquid has fully mixed into the flour and puree paste
6

Return the chicken to the pan and bring to the simmer. place a lid on the pa n and continue to cook allowing the sauce to just simmer for some minutes until the meet is completely tender
7

To finish remove the chicken, place into a plate or lid and keep in a warm place eg side if a oven or any source of heat. Skin the sauce of any further excess fat and adjust the consistency of the sauce if necessary
8

Adjust the seasoning before adding the tomato... Place the chicken into the sauce and scatter some chopped parsley before serving
9

Serve and Enjoy