Recipe: Cake Basque-style chicken

The topping:

1 Slice the onion, crush the garlic heads.

2 Wash the peppers and tomatoes. Plunge the tomatoes for 10 seconds in boiling water then peel them. Remove seeds from the tomatoes and peppers. Cut them into pieces.

3 Cut the chicken and ham slices into pieces. Set aside.

4 Heat olive oil in a pan and brown the onion and garlic. Add the chicken pieces. Sear them for 5 minutes then add the tomatoes, peppers, ham pieces and pour in the white wine.

5 Add the bouquet garni, pepper, salt and pepper and let simmer for 15 minutes over low heat.
Meanwhile:

6 Preheat oven to 180° (th.6).

7 Oil a cake mold.

8 In a bowl, mix the flour and baking powder. In another bowl, beat the eggs and add the milk and olive oil. Salt and pepper.

9 Pour the egg mixture over the flour and mix.

10 When the topping is ready, pour it into the cake batter and add the grated emmental. Mix carefully.

11 Pour everything into the mold and bake for 30 minutes.

12 Let the cake cool before unmolding.