Pollo Al Colmao (cuban Chicken Stew With Olives)

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, divided
• 1/2 large onion, sliced thinly into half-rings
• 1 large onion, chopped, divided
• 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 3 lbs chicken pieces
• 1 3/4 teaspoons salt, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided
• 3/4 cup dry wine, divided
• 1 tomato, seeded and chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1/4 cup sweet peas
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 cup chili powder
• 1 cup green olives, pitted whole

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 in a large dutch oven, heat 2 teaspoons oil over high heat. add the sliced onions to the oil and sauté, stirring frequently, until softened and translucent, 3 to 5 minutes.
• 3 stir in the garlic and continue to cook until the garlic is aromatic and the onions are just beginning to color, about 1 minute more. remove from heat.
• 4 sprinkle the chicken evenly on both sides with three-fourths teaspoon salt and one-fourth teaspoon pepper and place, skin side up and in one layer, over the onions in the dutch oven.
• 5 add one-fourth cup wine, cover and bake until the chicken is cooked halfway through, about 45 minutes. remove from heat.
• 6 remove the par-baked chicken (with the onion-garlic mixture and any liquid) to a separate baking dish or bowl.
• 7 to the dutch oven, add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil and chopped onion and sweat the onions over medium-low heat until softened, 3 to 5 minutes.
• 8 stir in the chopped tomato, tomato sauce, tomato paste and sweet peas, along with the remaining one-half cup wine, paprika, 1 teaspoon salt, one-fourth teaspoon pepper, chile powder and olives and bring to a boil over high heat.
• 9 reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and add back the chicken, onion-garlic mixture and cooking liquid to the sauce. cover and continue to simmer until the chicken is cooked through and tender, 15 to 20 minutes.