Posted on Monday, September 19, 2016 in
Chicken Recipes
Chicken with Wine Sauce (Frango com Molho) Recipe
Chicken with wine sauce (frango com molho), a delicious meal, perfect with roasted potatoes or rice.
| Preparation time | n/a |
| Cooking Time | n/a |
| Ready In | 2 h 15 min |
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 4 |
Ingredients
1 whole chicken (about 2 lbs)150 grams presunto, cubed4 large ripe tomatoes (skinned and seeded)10-12 shallots70 grams of butter in piecesOlive oil2 tbl mustard4 cloves garlic (bruised)100ml port100ml brandy150ml white wine4 bay leavessalt and pepper to tastePaprika4 tbl fresh parsleyNote: If tomatoes are not in season, it is best to use quality canned tomatoes.
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Preparation
- Begin by dividing the chicken into 8 pieces and preheating the oven to 430F.
- Heat a little olive oil and brown the chicken on both sides until crisp.
- In the mean time, chop up the tomatoes, shallots and butter.
- Place the tomatoes in the bottom of a dutch oven or lidded earthenware dish, followed by half of the shallots, half of the presunto, bruised garlic and bay leafs.
- In a separate bowl, mix the dijon, port, brandy, white wine, and parsley and season with salt, pepper and paprika to taste.
- Once the chicken is seared, place the pieces in a single layer in your dish, followed by the butter and the remaining shallots and presunto.
- Pour the liquid mixture over everything, cover and place in the oven for 90 minutes, at which point the chicken should be cooked through.
- Remove the lid from the dish and cook for another 15-30 minutes until the chicken skin is browned and the top layer of onions crisp.
- Serve family style from the dish in which everything was cooked.
Recipe & Photo Credit: partaste.com
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