Chicken with capers, red wine vinegar & parsley

Chicken with capers, red wine vinegar & parsley

A light sauce turns good-value chicken legs into a smart summer supper

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Method

  1. Season the chicken then brown all over in olive oil for about 7-10 minutes. Lift out of the pan, add the shallots and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the vinegar and bubble until almost completely reduced. Stir in the stock, then put the chicken back in the pan.
  2. Cover and cook for 20 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes and capers and cook, lid on, for another 10 minutes. Stir in a knob of butter and the parsley. Serve the chicken with salad and the sauce spooned over.

Per serving

388 kcalories, protein 29.6g, carbohydrate 4g, fat 28.3 g, saturated fat 9.1g, fibre 1.3g, salt 1.63 g

Recipe from olive magazine, July 2010.

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  • 24 June 2010

    Fluffysammy commented on this recipe

    I was not expecting to like this recipe (i love creamy sauces not tomatoe ones) i was making it for my son and husband BUT i ended up eating it too as it was really really lovely, i had bought some beetroot Vinegar at the good food show so i used this instead of the red wine vinegar. it was very tasty and i am making it again tonight. i served it with sweetpotato mash and broad beans rather than salad

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  • 25 June 2010

    mortini rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Tasted really good, but I'd remove the chicken skin next time as it doesn't stay crispy after cooking in the stock. Also I'd reduce the amount of stock next time - probably by about half - as it was too liquid.

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  • 25 June 2010

    Penny rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Worked really well. Used chopped tomatoes as I doubled the quantity but not their juice. At the end took out the chicken pieces and reduced the sauce more before adding capers and coriander (didn't have any parsley).

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  • 28 June 2010

    Bellamunch rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Loved this. So tender and flavourful. Does keeping the skin on help retain the juiciness of the meat? If not, I'd take it off after browning too.

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  • 28 June 2010

    RoseE rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    recipe very unclear about what heat to but the pan on and after 30 min the chicken was not cooked way to much liquid with whole capers used it is not a well thought out recipe

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  • 08 March 2011

    Franniban rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I come back to this time and again, it's lovely. I tend to add a few more capers as I love the flavour.

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  • 15 March 2012

    v.finney rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    So much flavour for so little effort, just the kind of taste I like, tangy yet light. I think there have been some people not making this correctly and reviewing it badly, dont let that put you off!! The only adjustment i made was having the lid just half on to retain some steamy heat, but to me it wouldnt reduce as well if i left it on?

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

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Per serving

388 kcalories, protein 29.6g, carbohydrate 4g, fat 28.3 g, saturated fat 9.1g, fibre 1.3g, salt 1.63 g

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