Kitchen Guy – Chicken in Vinegar Sauce

Ingredients:

8 pcs fresh chicken – legs, thighs, breasts (bone-in, skin on)

1 tsp salt

1 tsp freshly cracked pepper

2 Tbsp unsalted butter

3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

½ cup red wine vinegar

1/3 cup warm water

1 ½ cups tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped

1 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

2 tsp. fresh tarragon or basil, chopped

Instruction:

Sprinkle the chicken pieces with half the salt and pepper.

Melt the butter in a large heavy skillet. When the butter is hot, add the chicken leg pieces skin

side down and brown for about 3 minutes over medium heat. Turn the pieces and brown for

another 3 minutes on the other side. Add the breasts, skin side down, cover tightly, and cook

over medium-low heat for about 20 minutes. Remove the chicken to a serving platter and keep

warm at the back of the stove or in a 160-degree oven. (As soon as the chicken cools

somewhat, you can remove the bones from the breasts — they will pull off easily — and the

pieces of backbone, if you left it on. It is a little more elegant to remove the bones, but the

chicken can certainly be served with them.)

Add the garlic to the skillet and sauté for 1 minute, without browning it. Add the wine vinegar

and water and bring to a boil, stirring to melt all the solidified juices. Boil for 1 minute. Add the

tomatoes and the remaining salt and pepper (the sauce should be peppery). Simmer for 4 to 5

minutes to thicken the sauce. (If the sauce separates, emulsify it by whisking in 2 tablespoons

warm water.)

Pour the sauce over the chicken, sprinkle with the herbs, and serve.

(Recipe by Jacques Pepin)