How To Make Easy Basquaise Chicken

Chicken Basquaise is a dish that defines the simple elegance of French Basque cooking. The peppers, onions, and garlic are cooked until they are melting, then topped with some pimento d’Espelette and browned chicken.

Ingredients:

*1 chicken (non-farming)
* 3 cloves of garlic
* 3 onions
* 700g red peppers
* 1 kilo of tomatoes
* Bouquet garni
* Olive oil
* Salt pepper

Method:

* The traditional recipe for Chicken Basque starts with cutting your chicken into pieces. If you are not comfortable with this technique, you can also choose to buy directly from the thighs and whites of pre-cut chickens.

* Cut the peppers in two, seed them under the water and cut them into strips. In a separate bowl, crush the garlic and onion.

* Peel the tomatoes, cut them and eliminate the inner hard parts.

* Prepare a pot that you will heat with four tablespoons of olive oil. Pour in the garlic, onion, and peppers and fry over low heat for about 5 minutes, making sure to mix continuously with a wooden spoon.

* Then add the tomatoes and cook covered for 20 min at low heat so that the mixture slowly simmer and releases all the flavors proper chicken basquaise.

* Meanwhile, salt and pepper the chicken pieces and brown on all sides in a pan with olive oil. When the tomato pepper mixture is ready, add the chicken pieces and bouquet garni to the mixture.

* Salt and pepper to taste again and cook for 35 minutes so that chicken takes color and flavor. Finally, enjoy your chicken basquaise warm that you can accompany with a basmati rice or a mixture of wild rice.

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