Spice-Braised Chicken Legs with Red Wine and Tomato

Name: Spice-Braised Chicken Legs with Red Wine and Tomato
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 794 grams whole tomatoes, chopped, with their juices; 3 Tbsps canola oil; 6 whole chicken legs, split into drumsticks and thighs, skin and fat removed; 1 3-inch cinnamon stick, broken in half; 1 teaspoons crushed red pepper; 1 teaspoons cumin seeds; 237 milliliters dry red wine; 2 Tbsps grated fresh ginger; 3 garlic cloves, smashed; 237 milliliters chicken stock or low-sodium broth; 2 larges onions, thinly sliced; 6 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper

Spice-Braised Chicken Legs with Red Wine and Tomato is a gluten free and dairy free main course. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 441 calories, 25g of protein, and 28g of fat. This recipe serves 6. If you have cumin seeds, pepper, cinnamon stick, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the fresh ginger you could follow this main course with the Fresh Ginger Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Instructions

In a large, deep skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil until shimmering. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and add half to the skillet. Cook over moderately high heat until browned, about 3 minutes per side.

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Transfer the browned chicken to a plate and repeat with the remaining chicken.

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Pour off the fat in the skillet.

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Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil to the skillet.

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Add the cumin seeds and cook over moderately high heat for about 10 seconds, until fragrant.

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Add the onions and cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.

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Add the garlic, ginger, cinnamon stick, crushed red pepper and bay leaves and cook, stirring, until the garlic is golden, about 3 minutes.

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Add the wine and simmer over moderately low heat for 5 minutes.

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Add the stock and the tomatoes with their juices and simmer for 10 minutes.

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Add the chicken to the sauce along with any accumulated juices and simmer over low heat, turning a few times, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce is flavorful, about 50 minutes. Discard the cinnamon stick and bay leaves, season with salt and pepper and serve.

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