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Chicken Provencal With Saffron Basil And Orange Zest Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Adjust oven rack to lower middle,preheat to 300*F.
  • sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt
  • heat 1 tsp. oil in heavy dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering but not smoking
  • add 4 thighs, skin side down, and cook without moving them until crisp and well browned(about 5 minutes)
  • using tongs, turn over and brown on other side(about 5 minutes)
  • transfer to a large plate and repeat with rest of thighs when brown remove to plate,set aside.
  • discard all but 1 Tbs. of fat from pot
  • add onions and cook ,stirring occasionally over medium heat until browned,about 4 minutes
  • add garlic,anchovy and cayenne,cook stirring constantly for about 1 minute
  • add wine and scrape bottom of pot with a wooden spoon
  • stir in broth,tomatoes,paste,thyme,oregano,bay and herbs de provence(if using) and saffron
  • remove skin and discard,submerge chicken in liquid and add any jucies that acummalated on the plate to pot
  • increase heat to high and bring up to a simmer,cover and put in oven
  • cook for about 1 1/4 hours-test with the tip of a paring knife,there should be no resistance but meat should still kling to the bone
  • using a slotted spoon, transfer chicken to a serving platter
  • ,tent with foil
  • discard bay,set dutch oven over high heat stir in 1 tsp. zest,bring to a boil and cook till slightly thickened and reduced to about 2 cups-about 5 minutes
  • stir in olives and cook till olives are heated thru. about 1 minute.
  • mix basil and rest of the zest
  • spoon sauce over chicken and drizzle remaining olive oil over chicken,sprinkle with basil mixture and serve

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    " It was excellent "
    peepers ate it and said...
    Mmmmm... This is the next recipe I'm making. You sure know how to catch someones eye with this one and most of the recipes you have posted! Thank you Bob for sharing.
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    " It was excellent "
    mystic_river1 ate it and said...
    READ IT....COOKED IT...ATE IT...LOVED IT...Thank you Robertq
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  • jenniferbyrdez 16 years ago
    You made me hungry for chicken. Thanks.
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  • kukla 16 years ago
    WOW! I think you 'kicked up this old favourite' to the back of beyond!! Several of my favourite flavours going on here -- and all at once to boot !! Interesting post and worth a try, thanks, RobertG :) (Gonna have to take out the olives, but most definately include the Herbes de Provence... :)
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