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Chicken braised with lemons and black olives

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 1 chicken, approx. 1.2 kg
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 2 onions, quartered
  • 2 sprigs of thyme
  • 2 lemons, untreated
  • 125 ml dry white wine or chicken broth
  • 100 g olives, black
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 15 minutes

a light dish for summer

Wash the chicken, pat dry, and cut into eight pieces. Brown the chicken pieces all over in olive oil, season with salt and pepper. Add the quartered onions, peeled garlic, and thyme sprigs and sauté briefly. Squeeze one lemon, add the juice and the white wine, cover the pan, and simmer for 30 minutes. Cut the second lemon into eighths and add it to the pan with the olives. Simmer for another 30 minutes. Remove the thyme before serving and season with salt and pepper. Serve with rice or baguette and a salad.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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