Chicken Catch A Tory
From notyourmomma 15 years ago
- 6 hours to make
- Serves 6
During the Revolutionary War, there was a small encampment of patriot soldiers the woods. Before they went to bed that night, they tied chickens (they were saving them for a special meal when needed) to the trees around the campground. Read more Sure enough, some British soldiers were stumbling through the woods that night and frightened the chickens. Their screams and clucks woke the Patriots and they were able to defeat and capture the entire group of British soldiers. A few nights later, the cook prepared the chickens for dinner. The soldiers said, "This is really good. What do you call it?" The chef said that in honor of these special chickens who saved their lives, he called it "Chicken Catch a Tory." See less
Ingredients
- 1 2 1/2 to 3 lb. chicken cut up, skin removed shopping list
- olive oil shopping list
- 1/4 lb. of thick cut bacon shopping list
- 1 very large onion sliced shopping list
- 2 cloves of minced garlic shopping list
- Large can of of crushed red tomatoes 28 ounces shopping list
- 8 oz of sliced fresh mushrooms shopping list
- salt and pepper shopping list
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper shopping list
- 1/2 tsp of dried basil shopping list
- 1/4 tsp of oregano shopping list
- 1/2 cup of dry marsala wine shopping list
How to make it
- Wash and cut the chicken in serving pieces. Remove skin
- Alternately leave the skin on and brown the chicken pieces in the bacon fat, see below.
- Thinly slice the onion and brown in in some olive oil.
- When it is well browned, remove from the skilet and reserve on a plate.
- In same skillet, cook the bacon until lightly browned.
- (Brown chicken with skin at this point)
- Put onions in slow cooker, top with bacon, mushrooms, chicken, tomatoes and herbs.
- Salt and pepper generously.
- Pour in marsala or sub with red wine..
- Continue cooking on low for 5/6 hours..
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- If the sauce dries out too much during the cooking add a spoonful of hot chicken broth.
- During the Revolutionary War, there was a small encampment of patriot soldiers the woods. Before they went to bed that night, they tied chickens (they were saving them for a special meal when needed) to the trees around the campground.
- Sure enough, some British soldiers were stumbling through
- the woods that night and frightened the chickens. Their screams and clucks woke the Patriots and they were able to defeat and capture the entire group of British soldiers. A
- few nights later, the cook prepared the chickens for dinner.
- The soldiers said, "This is really good. What do you call
- it?" The chef said that in honor of these special chickens who
- saved their lives, he called it "Chicken Catch a Tory."
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