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Braised Chicken in Aromatic Tomato Sauce (Pastitsatha)

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From the kitchen of Martin James – Copenhagen, Denmark


Date Added:	May 10, 2008	Season:
Category:	Chicken	Prep. Method:	Boil
Calories:		Dish Type:	Sauces
Serves:	0	Cuisine:	Not Specified
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Ingredients:

This dish is one that evolved from Corfu to stretch scant
supplies of meat. Consisting of chicken, turkey, beef or
veal braised in tomato sauce fragrant with spices, it is
served over thick tubular pasta from Corfu called
"perciatellli" (if you can't find it, use
spaghetti). Kefalotyri is a nutty tasting hard cheese
similar to Parmesan. It is available at Greek markets.

Directions:

1/4 cup olive oil
1 (3 pound) chicken, cut into 8 pieces
3 cups chopped red onions
6 whole allspice
1 cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Pinch cayenne pepper
1 (28 ounce) can whole Italian-style tomatoes, drained, juices
reserved, tomatoes chopped
1 cup water
2 tablespoon (or more) red wine vinegar
2 tablespoon tomato paste
Pinch of granulated sugar
12 ounces perciatelli pasta or spaghetti
Freshly grated kefalotyri cheese or Parmesan cheese
Heat oil in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chicken in batches and cook until brown on all sides, about 8 minutes per batch.
Place chicken on platter. Add onions to Dutch oven; saut� until tender, about 5 minutes. Add spices; stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes and their juices and water. Return chicken to Dutch oven. Cover; simmer over medium-low heat until chicken is very tender, about 35 minutes.
Transfer chicken to platter. Tent with foil. Add 2 tablespoons vinegar, tomato paste and sugar to Dutch oven. Simmer until thickened to sauce consistency, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and more vinegar, if desired. Remove from heat. Cover to keep warm.
Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain. Transfer pasta to platter. Top with chicken, sauce and cheese.

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Added On: May 10, 2008

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