Braised Ligurian Chicken

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons flour, heaping
• 1 chicken, cut into serving sized pieces (i use 4 chicken breasts, cut up)
• sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 4 -5 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 6 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 cups wine
• 4 anchovy fillets
• 1/2 cup kalamata olive (whole, unpitted)
• 3 plum tomatoes, halved, seeded and coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine flour and salt and pepper to taste.
• 2 add chicken pieces and toss until evenly coated.
• 3 place a large saute pan or heat-proof casserole over medium-high heat.
• 4 add olive oil.
• 5 when oil is hot, add chicken pieces and saute until browned.
• 6 turn chicken and add rosemary and garlic.
• 7 continue to saute until garlic is softened, about three minutes.
• 8 add wine.
• 9 when wine comes to a boil, add anchovies, olives and tomatoes.
• 10 partly cover pan and lower heat to medium low.
• 11 simmer until chicken is cooked and broth is reduced to a sauce, about 15 to 20 minutes, depending upon the size of your chicken pieces.
• 12 to serve, discard rosemary sprigs and season dish well with salt and pepper.