Portuguese Chicken & Linguiça Stew Recipe
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Poultry
Jun 20, 2016
3 out of 5 with 99 ratings
Ingredients
6 chicken thighs2 linguica sausages cut into 1 inch diagonal pieces1 onion cut into large pieces2 carrots cut into large diagonal chunks4 stalks of celery cut into 1 inch chunks4 roma tomatoes cut into eighths4 garlic cloves coarsely chopped1 red bell pepper cut into 1 inch chunks1 yellow bell pepper cut into 1 inch chunks1 can of crushed peeled tomatoes2 cups of chicken brothGreen olivesPaprika 1 cup Madeira wine4 tablespoons of Olive OilPepper (to taste)Salt (to taste)
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Directions
- Heat the 4 tablespoons of olive oil in a dutch oven, or large heavy pot.
- Season the chicken with sea salt and pepper and when the oil is hot add the chicken to the pot, skin side down.
- Cook over medium heat until the chicken is brown on one side, turn it over and cook the other sitde until it's golden brown too.
- Add the onions, carrots, celery, linguiça, 2 tablespoons of paprika, chopped garlic and bell peppers.
- Cook until the onions are transparent.
- Add the tomatoes, olives, crushed tomatoes, 1 cup of Madeira wine and 2 cups of broth.
- Mix everything together, and put a lid on the pot.
- Simmer for 40 minutes with the lid on... until the chicken is tender and pulls easily from the bone.
- Meanwhile steam up a nice pot of rice to go with the chicken and sausages.
- Serve chicken, sausage and vegetables over the rice with a glass of red wine.
Recipe & Photo Credit: Brig Feltus, brigfeltus.blogspot.ca
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