Corsican Chicken - a Slow Cooker Recipe

A Winter Warming Slow Cooked Chicken Dish - Mediterranean Style

Dec 27, 2008 Rachel L. Webb

This dish will quickly become a family favourite it's an easy to prepare dish for a slow cooker or just a long and low bake in the oven.

Put a little mediterranean sunshine on the table and on the faces around it with this really simple yet tasty rustic chicken recipe from Corsica.

Traditional Corsican food is home-grown meat and vegetable from the kitchen garden from which they produce hearty dishes packed with flavour, this chicken recipe is one such example that the field worker might find on his table after a hard days slog.

Try these tender chicken thighs, they make a delicious hot supper dish for the winter months. Make it in a slow cooker for a deep rich flavour. Just add a last minute salad and you've a dish grand enough for any dinner party.

For 6-8 servings, this slow cooker recipe takes around 20 minutes of preparation time and 4,5 hours of cooking time.

Rustic Slow- Cooked Corsican Chicken

Ingredients:

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons mixed
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 garlic clove
  • 1 tsp ground pepper
  • 2 pounds boned, chicken thighs
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, cut into fine strips
  • 1 10.5oz tin condensed consomme, undiluted
  • 1/2 cup orange juice or sherry
  • 1/2 cup pitted Greek olives, quartered
  • 1 tsp orange peel, finely grated
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp cold water
  • 1 tbsp fresh basil, finely choppped
  • 2 tbsp diced red pepper
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped

Method

  1. Put the butter, herbs salt, garlic and pepper into a bowl. Mix them together well and rub into the skinless chicken, then put the chicken pieces into the slow cooker.
  2. Add the onion, tomatoes, consomme and vermouth or orange juice. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until chicken is no longer pink.
  3. Add olives and orange peel. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes.
  4. Take the chicken out and put it aside, keeping it warm.
  5. Pour juices from the slow cooker into a small pan. Remove the excess fat from the surface.
  6. Mix together the cornstarch and water to from a smooth paste then stir this mixture into the cooking juces and bring it to the boil, while stirring. When smooth and thickened pour it over the chicken.
  7. Sprinkle with the basil, pimientos and parsley.

Serve with a fresh salad and warm crusty bread to mop up those delicious juices. This is a dish that people will come back to for seconds, a hearty wholesome and easy to prepare family meal.

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