Basque Chicken (poulet Basquaise)

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 lbs chicken, cut in 10-12 pieces
• 6 ounces bayonne ham (or virginia country ham)
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 3 -4 tomatoes, peeled and crushed
• 5 green peppers, seeded and cut into large strips
• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 onions, peeled and sliced
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 season chicken pieces with salt and pepper. heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a dutch oven. put in the chicken pieces and brown on all sides over high heat. cover, and cook over moderate heat for 15 minutes.
• 2 seed the green peppers and cut into large strips. place the green peppers, ham, and garlic in the dutch oven with the chicken. cook for 20 minutes.
• 3 peel and seed the tomatoes. heat remaining 1/4 cup olive oil in a skillet. add the onions and cook over moderate heat for 15 minutes.
• 4 add the cooked onions and tomatoes to the dutch oven and cook for 15 minutes more.
• 5 adjust seasonings and serve hot.