Ingredients
Scale
- 1 whole chicken, cut in 8 pieces
- 2 cups cider
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1 medium leek, sliced
- 4 tablespoons sunflower or grapeseed oil
- 4 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 bay leaf
- salt + ground black pepper
Instructions
- Dust the chicken in the flour.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet and sear the chicken pieces for a few minutes on each side until they are golden brown.
- Transfer the chicken to a medium-sized pot and deglaze the skillet with half of the cider (1 cup). Let it simmer for a minute then add it to the chicken with the rest of the cider, leek, tomato sauce and bay leaf.
- Simmer on low heat, half-covered for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Add the cream. If you want the sauce to be thicker, low-boil until the sauce reduces.
- Throw on some chopped parsley or chives.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 2 hours