
Photography: Stuart Scott
- Cuisine: Modern Australian
- Servings: Serves 6
- Cooking Time: Less than 60 minutes
- Course: Main
Ingredients
2kg chicken pieces2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1/3 cup (80ml) dry white wine
1½ cups (375ml) passata
4 anchovies, finely chopped
2 tablespoons shredded basil
1/3 cup (50g) kalamata olives, pitted, halved
basil leaves, cooked pasta, to serve
Preparation
1. Dust chicken pieces in flour. Heat oil in a flameproof casserole dish on high. Pan-fry chicken, in batches, for 2 minutes each side, until browned. Remove and set aside.2. Reduce heat to medium. Add onion and garlic to pan and pan-fry for 3 minutes, until soft. Return chicken thighs to pan and add wine. Bring to boil. Simmer for 2 minutes, until wine almost evaporates.
3. Add passata and 1 cup water. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Add drumsticks and cook, covered, for another 5 minutes. Add remaining chicken and anchovies and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes, until cooked through. Stir through shredded basil and scatter over olives.
4. Sprinkle with basil and serve with pasta.
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