I prefer the skin on chicken pieces in casseroles to be crispy which is why I like this dish.
Ingredients
2 peppers ( I used 1 yellow and 1 red) reseeded and chopped
16 pieces of chicken with skin
2 medium onions peeled and chopped
1 Tablespoon dried rosemary
Salt and pepper to taste
100 grams black olives de-pipped and halved
250 ml white wine
400 ml chicken stock
Olive oils for cooking
Method
Heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
Salt and pepper the chicken pieces to taste. In a pot on the stove, heat the oil and braise the chicken, 8 pieces at a time. Remove the chicken from the pot and fry the onions and the peppers for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and rosemary and sauté for another few minutes. Spoon the onion mixture into the bottom of a casserole dish and layer the chicken on top, skin up. Add the olives and pour over the wine and then the chicken stock. The top of the chicken pieces should be above the liquid. Cook with the lid on for 45 minutes. Remove the lid and cook for a further 15 minutes.
Serve with rice.
We had a huge storm today. I do love rain but not necessarily the entire seasons on the same day.
This is my last recipe for this year. Enjoy!
Whoa, that’s a lot of rain!
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It was a lot of rain, and even more hail.
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That’s unusual for your area?
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Oh yes, I only remember us getting bad hail once before in this house and it wasn’t as bad. Three broken windows, and a broken solar geyser. The camera dried out and came back on line this afternoon.
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That is bad hail!
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Sounds like a lovely winter dish!
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Thank you, Dorothy, it is tasty and easy.
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That’s some serious weather for SA!
I prefer skinless thighs for use in casseroles, but I would eat your tasty-looking meal, Robbie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hi Pete, it is rather unusual. I’ve only experienced hail like this one other time in my adult life and it wasn’t as bad. We have three broken windows, damage to the solar geyser and security cameras and the garden is in shreds. I actually prefer cooking chicken with the skin as it adds to the flavour of the dish. I rarely eat the skin though.
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This sounds delicious, Robbie. I like rosemary a lot. It’s great that you have such a sense of culinary adventure (as I call it).
Those heavy rains can be problematic and downright scary. We’ve actually gotten a little rain over the weekend and maybe some more this afternoon. It’s an unexpected treat here. But those downpours like yours can have water all the way to my front porch (from the street). Worrisome.
Hugs.
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HI Teagan, it is the same here as rain is not guaranteed and sometimes we get none. The hail has wrecked my garden and it is in ruins. It has also done some damage. This recipe is very good and you can make a smaller quantity.
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I’m so sorry. I’m sure you put a lot of yourself into the garden. That makes the damage even harder. Hail is so destructive… Sending hugs.
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Fortunately, Mother Earth rallies quickly. Hadeda reappeared later in the morning so that was a relief. I think my cat is traumatised for life.
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PS: I wondered (briefly) if that white was hale, but thought “Surely not. There’s too much. It must be sand or landscaping material…” Yikes! That’s an awful lot.
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Hi Teagan, an unusual amount and my garden is a disaster. I picked up 5 bags of leaves today and that is the tip of the iceberg.
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Thank you for the tasty chicken recipe. Sound like the perfect thing to have when the weather is making a mess of everything else! Stay dry.
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HI Annette, I know, the weather is weird. Mind you, we do get hail in Johannesburg, just not usually so big or in such big quantities. It was actually hot, so the ground was steaming as the hail hit down.
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With the onions and peppers, this isn’t one for me, but I agree with you about the skin. It’s got to be crispy if it’s left on the chicken.
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Hi Teri, I used peppers and onions, but you can use other things like mushrooms and leeks too.
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Sounds delicious, Robbie. Your recipes are always winners. As for the rain, wow. Our area could use a rainstorm like yours. 😊
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HI Gwen, we’ve been getting so much rain which is nice, but the hail wasn’t very nice and my garden is a wreck. It will come back but there is damage. Three windows broken, damage to the solar geysers, and the security cameras are damaged.
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This sounds like a good recipe. Is that hail?
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It is tasty, and it’s chicken, John. It is hail and it has wrecked my garden. My baby hadeda has reappeared this morning but my woodpeckers are missing.
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Let’s hope they come back.
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Hadeda is back. He was a little wet and ruffled but okay.
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Hail can be very dangerous for birds.
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I know, poor little things. Mind you, the hadedas are back to shouting this morning and they are loud.
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Well at least they are okay
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Yummy! This is a recipe I would definitely try! Thanks, Robbie!
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Thanks, Jan
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I bet it was full of taste and nutrition. Home cooked food also has TLC in the ingredients!
Looks like you got some of our normal rain Robbie.
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HI Wayne, we do get very heavy rain, it was the hail that destroyed the garden and broke three windows. I’ve only experienced hail like this in our area (fairly hail and frost free) once before. My garden is a wreck. My baby hadeha has reappeared and is okay. My woodpeckers are MIA.
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what would you guess the size of the hail was? Pea size, Spanish peanut, small grape?
Hail can be very damaging and dangerous!
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HI Wayne, I picked up a few pieces that were the size of apricots. Very big. They smashed into all our cactus plants and left holes in the fleshy leaves.
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OH OH……that is some big add hail! We once had something like that In Calgary back in the eighties. I saw cars with dents for years! Rag tops had holes!
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All I can say is that chicken cooked or baked with skin is way more tasty than the alternative. Happy cooking and baking, Robbie!
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Thank you, Marian, that is a fact.
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Oh yum! This looks delicious!
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Thanks, Jill
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Robbie, that’s a delicious dish for an inside day or any day.
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Thank you, Bernadette, it is very tasty.
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I have enjoyed following your recipes on your blog and on Youtube!! I wish I was your next door neighbour. I would be over to your place as soon as I smelled the aroma coming from your kitchen.
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HI Rebecca, I am glad you like this series. I will do more next year. We are going to the UK and I won’t really be posting while I’m away although I’ll pop in occasionally to visit my friends.
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That’s a lot of rain!
This looks delicious. I like crispy skin too. (K)
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Hi Kerfe, it was a deluge and the hail has done a lot of damage. This chicken was very good.
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You didn’t say where this came from? My mom’s garden is so badly damaged from the hail. I hope yours is not destroyed.
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Sorry, Tandy, it is French based. Our garden is also destroyed. My hadeda has reappeared, looking a bit worse for wear, but okay. No sign of the woodpeckers yet.
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That is quite a storm. Mother nature is busy this year.
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Yes, it feels that way. I believe the UK has some cold weather coming.
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I’m trying to ignore that forecast!
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Another tasty recipe – the storm less so
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Thanks, Robbie. I hope the weather gets better and the garden survives the big rain.
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It will probably come back quickly. Nature is like that in the summertime.
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I agree on the crispy skin. This looks wonderful.
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Thanks, Dan, crispy skin is so much nicer.
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Great recipe and what awesome rains, Robbie. Thanks a lot 😊😊😊😊
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Thank you, Kamal
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Welcome dear Robbie ❤️
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Great choice for the last recipe of the year, Robbie!
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I’m glad you like it. We are having an early family Christmas celebration tomorrow and my lamb’s been in the oven for hours already.
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Wow and another great recipe.. how did I miss the last few posts! This looks like a sure bet and easy peezy! love it! ❤️
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Hi Cindy, I love experimenting with food and flavors.
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so awesome and happy we get to try them all! ❤️
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