Chicken With Oloroso Sherry And Manzanilla Olives

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Course : Italian
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4
 

Ingredients:

1 large roaster chicken - -- (abt 3 1/2 lbs)
1 teaspoon salt -- to taste
1 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper -- to taste
1/2 cup flour -- for dusting
6 tablespoons olive oil
2 large spanish onions -- sliced 1/2 inch rounds
10 cloves garlic cloves -- peeled
1 tablespoon hot chili flakes
2 tablespoons sweet paprika
1/2 medium peel of 1/2 lemon -- pith and all, cut into paper-thin slices
1 cup ocoroso sherry
3 cups chicken stock
1 cup manzanilla olives
2 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves
 

Preparation:

Cut chicken into 10 pieces. Season with salt and pepper and dredge in flour. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place 5 pieces of chicken in skillet, skin-side down. Cook until dark golden brown all over and remove to platter. Repeat with remaining pieces of chicken. Add to the pan, the onions, garlic, chili flakes, paprika and lemon peel and cook until soft and golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes. Scrape bottom of pan with a wooden spoon to loosen brown bits on bottom of pan. Add sherry, chicken stock, olives and chicken pieces and bring to a boil. Lower heat to simmer, cover and cook 40 minutes. Remove lid, turn up heat, reduce remaining liquid to 2 cups, add oregano leaves and serve. Source: MEDITERRANEAN MARIO with Mario Batali From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # ME-1B03)