sunday dinner! apparently for some people this is like a big dinner night. or at least that's what martha's people seem to think. every issue since #1 (and i have them all, really) there's been the sunday dinner section with these big, fancy, complicated menues that require days of planning and tons of shopping ingredients and even a dessert! so of course i always ignore these. lucky for me i have a brazen husband who fears no food and he chose our sunday dinner from martha's recommended sunday dinner. bon apetite!
from martha's everyday food jan 2007
wine-braised chicken
serves 6, prep 55m, total 1h15m
3 fresh thyme sprigs
5 flat-leaf parsley sprigs
1 bay leaf
3 slices bacon cut into pieces we used 6
12 bone-in skinless chicken thighs (about 4lbs) we could only find bone in with skin and it was a pain in the ass but i took off the skins with kitchen shears and then it was fine. i think the bones are really important for the flavor though, so don't be lazy and get boneless and skinless; no go
corse salt and ground pepper
1 large onion, chopped
6 med carrots sliced crosswise on the diagonal into 1/2 in pieces
2 garlic cloves, minced
2T tomato paste
3T all purpose flour
1 1/2 c dry red wine, such as pino noir or french burgandy (we used the yummy cab franc from the other night)
14.5 oz reduced sodium chicken broth
1. tie parsley thyme and bay leaf into bundle
2. heat dutch oven/5qt stock pot w/lid on med-low. add abcon cooking til browned (10m). transfer to papertowel covered plate.
3. heat to med-hi. season chicken with salt and pepper and brown 4m per side. transfer to plate.
4. add onion, carrots, and garlic to pot. cook until onion soft (4m). stir in tomatoe paste and flour; cook 1m.
5. add wine, broth, chicken and herbs, boil and then reduce to simmer. cook 10m then uncover and simmer until chicken cooked through (10m). remove and discard herbs; stir in bacon.
rich and delicious; highly recommended!! just so you know though, being the crappy wife that i've been know to be (at times, anyway) i only got the stuff for the star recipe and not the acoutrements, namely the fancy little potatoes with parsley and celery salad (eww, gross). but we still loved our fancy-smanchy french flavored sunday dinner. we loved it! and it didn't even take all week to prepare! just make it already! and keep eating...
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