Chicken Kapama

Submitted by evelynathens

"The chicken cooks in a yummy, rich, tomato sauce. Pasta is the perfect foil."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 (3 lb) whole chickens, quartered
• 1⁄4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 small dried red chili
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano, crumbled
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 peppercorns
• 2 whole cloves
• 1 (1 1/2 lb) can whole tomatoes, drained and chopped
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄8 cup tomato paste
• 1⁄4 cup dry white wine
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil, just less than
• 1 tablespoon butter

directions

1. Arrange chicken in single layer in baking dish.
2. Cover with lemon juice and salt and pepper.
3. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour, turning occasionally.
4. Combine all the remaining ingredients in a large saucepan.
5. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, 40 minutes.
6. Heat oil with butter in large skillet over medium-high heat.
7. Drain chicken and pat dry; brown on all sides.
8. Return to baking dish.
9. Preheat oven to 350°F.
10. Pour sauce over chicken, cover with foil.
11. Bake until chicken is tender, about 40 minutes.
12. Discard spices and serve.
13. The sauce is excellent and lends itself to this dish being served with buttered pasta (penne or rigatoni would be good).

Reviews

[KristinaEnno]

This is a very fragrant chicken recipe. The cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg give it a rich, almost christmas-y tomato base - which if you like those spices, you'll probably like this dish very much. We weren't that crazy about it, personally.