Chicken With Wine And Garlic

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 chicken thighs, bone in and skin on
• 4 chicken breasts, bone in and skin on
• 1 onion, sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced (use up to 6 occording to taste)
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 cups dry wine
• 1 cup pitted green olives
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 ounce butter
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat a deep frying pan. add the chicken pieces, skin side down, and cook over a medium heat for about 10 minutes or until browned. turn and brown the other side, 5-8 minutes more.
• 2 transfer the chicken pieces to a plate and set aside.
• 3 drain the excess fat from the frying pan, leaving about 1 tbs. add the sliced onion and 1/2 tsp salt and cook for about 5 minutes or until just soft.
• 4 add garlic to taste and the thyme and for for a further minute.
• 5 add the wine and stir, scraping up any sediment that clings to the pan. bring to the boil and boil for 1 minute. stir in the olives.
• 6 return the chicken pieces to the pan. add the bay leaf and season with salt and pepper.
• 7 lower the heat, cover and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 20-30 minutes.
• 8 transfer the chicken pieces to a warmed plate. stir the lemon juice into the sauce. whisk in the butter to thicken the sauce slightly.
• 9 spoon the sauce over the chicken and serve.