Recipe : Chicken stew with tomatoes, chorizo and black olives

The weather has turned colder so warming comfort food is definitely the way to go. This recipe from Olive It! has the added advantage of reminding me of our holiday to Morocco this summer.

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Chicken stew with tomatoes, chorizo and black olives

Serves 4

Ingredients:

100g black olives

1kg chicken breast and thigh meat, cut into 2cm cubes

Sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper

4tbs olive oil

200ml red wine

2 medium onions, chopped

6 garlic cloves, finely chopped

125g chorizo sausage, chopped

2 tsp. bitter-sweet pimento

2 tbsp. tomato puree

1can 400g chopped tomatoes

300ml chicken stock

The leaves from 3 large sprigs thyme

2 bay leaves

3tbs sherry vinegar

1tsp sugar

2tbs chopped flat parsley

Method

1. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large casserole and brown the chicken in batches until nicely browned, set-aside in a bowl

2. Add another 2 tablespoons of oil to the pan with the onions and fry gently for 15 minutes until very soft and lightly browned. Add the garlic and chorizo and fry for 2-3 minutes more. Add the wine to the pan and as it bubbles up, scrape the base of the pan with a wooden spoon to release all the caramelized juices

3. Stir in the pimento and cook for 1 minute, then add the tomato puree, the tomatoes, chicken stock, thyme and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper, cover and simmer gently for 30mins. Add the chicken to casserole and cook for another 10mins

4. Put the sherry vinegar and caster sugar into a small pan and boil until reduced to 1 tablespoon. Stir it into the casserole with the olives then simmer for another 10 minutes leaving it uncovered if the liquid needs to reduce a bit more

5. Add more seasoning if required and finish with the parsley.

This is just a taster of versatile recipes from Pizarro and Olive it! for the olive harvest season. For other recipe ideas that are quick and seasonal you can visit the website (www.oliveit.eu).

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