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Recipe Tags: Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation Healthy Main Dish Poultry Vegetables European Italian Chicken Dietary Low Sodium Low Cholesterol Low Saturated Fat Low Calorie Low Carb Healthy 2 Low In Something Meat Whole Chicken Tomatoes 4 Hours Or Less

Long Cooked Hen In Tomato Sauce

Found on napastyle.com. if you have access to a stewing hen use it, otherwise a supermarket chicken is fine.

Steps

Preheat the oven to 325f.
Heat the olive oil in a large stockpot over high heat.
Add the onion , carrot , celery , garlic , bay leaves , and 1 teaspoon salt.
Cook , stirring occasionally , for about 3 minutes , then reduce the heat to moderate and cook until the vegetables are lightly browned , about 20 minutes more.
Add the wine and scrape the pan bottom with a wooden spoon to loosen any flavorful stuck-on bits.
Add the tomatoes , 1 tablespoon salt , and pepper to taste.
Taste and add more salt if needed.
It is important to add enough salt , so that the chicken seasons as it cooks.
Place the chicken , breast side down , in the sauce , and bring the sauce to a simmer.
Transfer the pot to the oven.
Cook , uncovered , until the chicken is very tender , about 2 hours , spooning the sauce over the chicken from time to time.
Stir in the basil and parsley and cook for 15 minutes longer.
Remove from the oven and let the chicken cool in the sauce.
Serve the chicken warm with a l.

Ingredients

olive oil, onions, carrot, celery, garlic, bay leaves, sea salt, red wine, whole tomatoes, fresh ground black pepper, chicken, fresh basil, fresh italian parsley