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Chicken in Tomato and Wine

Yields5 ServingsTotal Time2 hrs

This chicken in tomato and wine dish was served to us in a little Cretan village with some french fries and a simple salad. It tasted exactly like the way my mother used to make it, simple and delicious. I went to the kitchen and asked the cook if she would give me the recipe — I wrote it on the back of a small piece of paper. So glad I did!

Chicken in tomato and wine

 ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
 1 onion; grated
 2 large ripe tomatoes; diced
 2 tbsp tomato paste
 1 small to medium whole chicken; preferably free range
 ½ cup red wineI use Tsantali greek red wine
 salt and pepper
1

To make chicken in tomato and wine:

Add olive oil to a pot (or dutch oven), and heat up on medium heat.

2

Add the grated onion, two diced tomatoes, and tomato paste.
Cook together for a couple of minutes.
Stir in the red wine.

3

Cut the chicken into pieces.
Add the chicken to the pot, and generously sprinkle with salt and pepper.

4

Reduce heat to medium-low.
Cover the pot with the lid, and let the chicken cook slowly — not at a rapid boil but at a nice gentle boil.

5

Check every half hour or so and give a gentle stir.
Cook for two hours.

6

You can serve this dish with mashed potatoes, olive oil fried potatoes, or orzo, and either a traditional greek salad or a simple green lettuce salad.

And of course fresh bread is always good to sop up the amazing tomato and wine sauce.

7

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Enjoy!

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