Chicken alla romana

Total: 2 hr | Active: 30 min.
lactose-free, gluten-free

Ingredients

for 4 person

Chicken
chicken thighs (each approx. 180 g)
1 tsp salt
a little  pepper
  oil, for frying
To braise
onion, cut into strips
garlic cloves, sliced
yellow peppers, cut into strips
tomatoes, cut into pieces
4 sprig oregano, leaves torn off
2 tbsp tomato puree
¾ tsp salt
a little  pepper
1 dl white wine
Rosemary potatoes
800 g waxy potatoes, peeled, cut into approx. 3 cm pieces
  salted water, boiling
2 tbsp olive oil
garlic clove, cut in half
2 sprig rosemary, needles removed
To roast
¼ tsp sea salt

How it's done

Chicken

Halve the chicken thighs, season. Heat the oil in a cooking pot. Brown the chicken in batches for approx. 10 mins. all over, remove. Wipe away the cooking fat.

To braise

Briefly sauté the onion and garlic cloves in the same pot, add the pepper, tomatoes, oregano and tomato puree, cook briefly, season. Pour in the wine, bring to the boil, reduce the heat. Return the chicken to the pot, cover and braise over a medium heat for approx. 20 mins. Remove the lid and braise for a further 40 mins.

Rosemary potatoes

Parboil the potatoes in boiling salted water for approx. 10 mins. Drain the potatoes, mix with the oil, garlic and rosemary, transfer to a baking tray lined with baking paper.

To roast

Approx. 30 mins. in the centre of an oven preheated to 220°C. Salt the potatoes, serve the chicken with the potatoes.

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