Recipe: Basque Chicken in the Oven

Name: Basque Chicken in the Oven
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 beautiful chicken thighs or 1 chicken cut into pieces; 6 fresh tomatoes (or canned peeled tomatoes); 2 red bell peppers; 2 green bell peppers; 1 large onion; 2 garlic cloves; 1 glass of dry white wine; 1/2 teaspoon of espelette pepper (powder); salt, pepper and bouquet garni

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Prep 10 min

Cook 45 min

Total 55 min

Servings 4 serv.

Ingredients for 4 servings

4 beautiful chicken thighs or 1 chicken cut into pieces
6 fresh tomatoes (or canned peeled tomatoes)
2 red bell peppers
2 green bell peppers
1 large onion
2 garlic cloves
1 glass of dry white wine
1/2 teaspoon of espelette pepper (powder)
salt, pepper and bouquet garni

Step-by-step directions

1 Wash the peppers and tomatoes, cut the peppers in half, remove the seeds and white parts with a knife and cut into strips (approximately 1cm).
2/ Put the chicken pieces in a non-stick Dutch oven in the oven at 200° for 20 minutes covered.
3/ Remove your Dutch oven from the oven, the chicken has released its fat.
4/ On your stovetop, remove the chicken thighs, sauté your onions and garlic in the chicken fat (they must be translucent) then add your glass of dry white wine, let simmer for 4 minutes then add the tomatoes, stir, the peppers, the salt, the pepper, the bouquet garni and the espelette pepper, stir everything well, incorporate your chicken.
5/ Put back in the oven covered and let cook for 25 minutes at 180°. Remove your Dutch oven from the oven, remove the bouquet garni.
There you have it, it's ready.
I served this recipe with wild rice.