Wineshark Home Cooking - 38. Braised Chicken in Red Wine

Ingredients (for 4):

• Chicken - 600g
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Black pepper finely - dashes
• Flour - 1 tbsp
• Potato - 1
• Pearl onion - 12
• Carrot - 1
• Onion - 1/2 
• Carrot diced - 1/3 
• Celery diced - 1
• Leek diced - 1
• Red wine - 1/2 bottle
• Tomato juice - 1
• Bay leaf - 1
• Water - 2 cup
• Salt - 1/2 tsp
• Tomato paste - 2 tbsp
• Worchestershire sauce - 1 tsp
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Butter - 1 tbsp
• Salt and white pepper powder - dashes

Procedures:

1. Marinate the chicken with salt, black pepper and flour.

2. Heat the pot with oil, then cook the chicken till the skin turns golden.

3. Add butter and saute the diced vegetable on medium heat, cover the lid and stir well frequently.

4. Add the red wine and turn to high heat until half the wine is evaporated.

5. Add the sauce mixture of tomato juice, bay leaf, water, salt, tomato paste and Worchestershire sauce. Cook using low heat for 1.5 hours, stirring frequently. Then turn off the heat to braise for another 20 minutes.

6. Add the potato, pearl onion and carrot, and cook for another 30 minutes on low heat, stirring frequently. Then turn off the heat and continue to braise for another 10 minutes.

7. Heat the dish again and season with salt and white pepper powder.