Baked Chicken Kapama
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 3 (2 -2 1/2 lb) fryer chickens, quartered
- 3⁄4 cup fresh lemon juice
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 small dried red chilies
- 1 tablespoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
- 1 small cinnamon stick
- 6 peppercorns
- 3 whole cloves
- 2 (1 1/2 lb) cans whole tomatoes, drained and chopped
- 1 cup water
- 1⁄2 cup retsina wine or 1/2 cup other dry white wine
- 1⁄4 cup tomato paste
directions
- Arrange chicken in single layer in baking dish.
- Cover with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
- Let stand at room temperature 1 hour, turning occasionally.
- Heat oil with butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Drain chicken and pat dry.
- Brown in batches;return to baking dish.
- Tie all spices in cheesecloth.
- Stir tomatoes, water,wine and tomato paste into same skillet, scraping up brown bits.
- Add spice bag; reduce heat to medium and cook until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, 40 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Pour tomato mixture over chicken;cover with foil.
- Bake until chicken is tender, about 40 minutes.
- Discard spice bag and serve.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Leslie in Texas
Spring, Texas