Chicken In Red Wine Vinegar

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 free-range chicken, jointed into 8 pieces (skin on or off)
• 1 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 2 red ripe tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley or 2 tablespoons thyme
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 brown the seasoned chicken in batches in the butter with a bit of oil as well to stop it burning.
• 2 drain fat from skillet and return chicken to skillet.
• 3 slowly pour the vinegar into the hot pan to deglaze. stand back from fumes!
• 4 over med-high heat, reduce the vinegar by about half, turning chicken periodically to bathe it.
• 5 add tomatoes and stock, cover and simmer gently until flavours melded and mingled, about 20 minutes.
• 6 remove the pan from heat, set aside the chicken and keep warm.
• 7 in the pan, whisk in a knob of butter for a beautiful shiny sauce.
• 8 pour the sauce over the chicken and then strew with herbs.
• 9 enjoy with a potato gratin or creamy mash and steamed green beans ( for example ).