Chicken as the Farmer's Wife Would Make: Pollo alla Contadina

Name: Chicken as the Farmer's Wife Would Make: Pollo alla Contadina
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 baking potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice; 1 kilograms fryer chicken, cut into 8 pieces; 227 grams crimini mushrooms, halved; 237 milliliters dry white wine; 237 milliliters flour, for dredging; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 1 bunch Italian parsley, chopped to yield 1/4 cup; 1 medium red onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice; 1 sprig rosemary; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 118 milliliters tomato paste

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chicken as the Farmer's Wife Would Make: Pollo all A mixture of olive oil, rosemary, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the dry white wine you could follow this main course with the White Wine Frozen Yogurt as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

In a heavy-bottomed skillet, heat the oil until almost smoking. While the oil heats, season the chicken with salt and pepper, dredge each piece in the flour, and cook in the oil, working in batches if necessary to avoid overcrowding the pan. Cook the chicken until it is golden brown on all sides.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

All Purpose Flour

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Remove the chicken and set aside.

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Whole Chicken

Add the potatoes to the pan and cook 2 minutes, until beginning to brown.

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Potato

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Frying Pan

Add the onions and cook 10 minutes.

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Onion

Add the mushrooms, rosemary and tomato paste, stir to distribute the tomato paste and cook 10 minutes, reducing the heat if necessary to avoid burning.

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Tomato Paste

Mushrooms

Rosemary

Return the chicken to the pan and add the wine and enough water so that the cooking liquid reaches halfway up the sides of the chicken. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Water