Chicken with Mixed Wine: Pollo al Vino Cotto

Name: Chicken with Mixed Wine: Pollo al Vino Cotto
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps almonds, skins removed and toasted; 1 Tbsp capers, rinsed and drained; 2 carrots, peeled and diced; 1 kilograms chicken, cleaned, giblets removed, and cut into 8 servings; 2 cinnamon sticks; 118 milliliters granulated sugar; 118 milliliters green olives (Sicilian variety), pitted and chopped; 340 grams honey; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for garnish; 1 large onion, cut into large dice; 4 servings Chopped Italian parsley, for garnish; 1 Tbsp pine nuts, toasted; 3 Tbsps raisins; 4 servings Hot red chili flakes, for garnish; 1 liters red wine; 237 milliliters red wine vinegar; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 355 milliliters vin cotto

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chicken with Mixed Wine: Pollo al Vino Cotto a try. One serving contains 1719 calories, 67g of protein, and 87g of fat. This recipe covers 44% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. Head to the store and pick up almonds, wine, granulated sugar, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the red wine vinegar you could follow this main course with the Cherry-Berry Pie as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Combine all the ingredients in heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat and then simmer, stirring occasionally to ensure that the honey does not burn, until the wine is reduced to 1/4 of its original amount, about 20 minutes.

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Honey

Wine

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat and let cool.

Remove the cinnamon sticks before using.

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Cinnamon Stick

Remove the giblets, clean and pat dry the chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Cut the chicken into 8 pieces, leaving the bones intact. In a 12 to 14-inch saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil until hot but not smoking.

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Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

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Sauce Pan

Add the chicken pieces, skin side down, and brown on both sides over high heat, about 4 minutes per side, season with salt. When the chicken is brown, add onion and carrot, caramelize and toss. .

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Chicken Pieces

Whole Chicken

Carrot

Onion

Salt

Add the olives, raisins, capers, pine nuts, and almonds, deglaze with 1/2 vin cotto, reducing by 1/

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Pine Nuts

Almonds

Raisins

Capers

Olives

Add the remaining 1/2 cup vin cotto and turn the heat to high, so that the wine comes to a boil. In a small bowl, combine the vinegar and the sugar.

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Vinegar

Sugar

Wine

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Bowl

Add to the pan and cook over high heat until all the wine and vinegar has evaporated. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper and serve hot, garnished with chili flakes, parsley, extra-virgin olive oil and cracked black pepper.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Cracked Black Peppercorns