BULGARIAN CHICKEN

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Its more about the method than the ingredients. Use a dutch oven on the stovetop and cook it slow, but not so slow as to mimic a crockpot. I do like to turn up the heat in the beginning to crisp up the chicken, but you don't have to! Also, I love to add more paprika and sometimes throw in a jalapeno whole (discard at end of cooking).

Provided by Monica H @MonisiaH

Categories     Chicken

Number Of Ingredients 14

8 - chicken pieces (legs and thigh mix)
1/4 cup(s) olive oil
7 - tomatos, diced
2 - garlic cloves, smashed
3 - yellow onions, diced
1/2 - green bell pepper, sliced into strips
1/2 - red bell pepper, sliced into strips
1 1/2 cup(s) chicken stock
1 - chile pepper, seeded and diced
2 - bay leaves
2 tablespoon(s) paprika
10 - white peppercorns, bruised
- handful of parsley, finely chopped
- salt to taste

Steps:

  • In dutch oven on stovetop, heat up olive oil. (If you have a thick one, use vegetable oil because it has a higher tolerance of temperature... won't burn out as quick as olive oil). Brown chicken lightly.
  • Add all remaining ingredients except for parsley. Stir well.
  • Cover tightly and let cook over low - low / medium heat, stirring occasionally, until chicken is tender (about 2 hours).
  • Turn off heat. Add parsley, mix, cover and let standd for 25-30 minutes before serving.
  • ** Sauce will not be thick. If you want a thicker sauce, during last 5 minutes of cooking, mix 1-2 Tbs cornstarch or flour in separate bowl along with a few ladels of hot broth from pot. Mix away all lumps and add mixture back to pot.

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