Basque Chicken Stew Recipes

BASQUE CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and black pepper. Heat oil in a 5- to 6-qt. Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes per side.
• Add onion and sweet pepper; cook 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds more. Add tomatoes, broth, potatoes, savory, the 1 tsp. fresh thyme and salt. Bring to boil; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 20 minutes or until chicken and potatoes are tender. Remove from heat. Stir in olives and, if desired, garnish with additional fresh thyme.

CHICKEN BASQUAISE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180˚C fan / 200˚C / 356˚F convection / 392˚F
• Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper then fry in 1 tbsp olive oil over medium high heat until browned all over.
• Remove to a plate, cover with foil and cook the sliced onion with the other ½ tbsp oil for 5 minutes, adding a splash of water if they start to burn.
• Add the red and green peppers/capsicum and fry for 3 minutes, then add the garlic and cook for a minute before stirring in the smoked paprika.
• Tip in the tomatoes, stock, bay leaf and seasoning and bring to a simmer.
• Return the chicken thighs to the pan and place the lid on it.
• Place in the oven and bake for 40 minutes, until the chicken is cooked all the way through.
• Sprinkle chopped parsley over, if using, and serve.

BASQUE CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Combine chicken, potatoes, onion and bell pepper in a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Stir in tomatoes, broth, garlic, thyme, salt, pepper and savory. Cover and cook on High for 4 hours or on Low for 8 hours.
• Stir in olives before serving.

BASQUE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place flour in a shallow dish. Dip chicken into flour to coat. In a large skillet cook chicken in hot oil over medium-high heat about 4 minutes or until chicken is browned, turning once. Remove chicken.
• Add sweet peppers, onion and garlic to skillet. Cook and stir for 3-4 minutes or until vegetables are nearly tender. Add paprika and cayenne pepper. Cook and stir for 1 minute more.
• Stir in undrained tomatoes, broth and olives (this is where I add about 1/8 cup wine). Bring to boiling. Return chicken to skillet, spooning tomato mixture over chicken. Reduce heat. Simmer, covered, about 10 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink.
• Transfer chicken to a serving platter. Stir snipped oregano into tomato mixture. Spoon tomato mixture over chicken. If desired, garnish with some oregano leaves.

BASQUE CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Combine paprika, salt, and pepper; toss with chicken.
• Heat oil in a pot over medium-high. Add chicken and brown on all sides, 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add onions and ham to pot; cook, stirring, until onions soften, 4-5 minutes. Add garlic, thyme, and bay leaf; cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Deglaze pot with sherry, scraping up any brown bits. Cook until sherry is nearly evaporated. Stir in broth, tomatoes, red peppers, and chicken; bring to a boil. Cover pot, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer stew 10 minutes. Stir in parsley, season with salt, black pepper, and sherry. Serve over saffron rice topped with toasted slivered almonds.

BASQUE CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and pepper in a freezer bag, add chicken, close bag and shake.
• Heat oil in stewpot or big skillet, stir-fry chicken for about 15 minutes on both sides. Remove from pan and put it on a plate.
• Add red and green pepper as well as onion and steam the veggies for about 3 minutes. Add garlic, chorizo and tomato puree and stew for another 3 minutes. Add the rice until it is
• Stir in chicken broth, chillies, thyme, salt and pepper and bring it to broil. Cover the stewpot ant let it simmer for about 30 minutes.
• Add ham, olives and the parsley, let it simmer another 5 minutes.