CHICKEN BITES WITH POTATO, SAUSAGES, AND VINEGAR

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CHICKEN BITES WITH POTATO, SAUSAGES, AND VINEGAR image

Categories     Chicken

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 frying chickens, (about 3 pounds each, preferably free-range)
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
½ pound sweet Italian sausage
salt
freshly ground pepper
1 pound small red bliss potatoes (about 12), washed and cut in half
6 garlic cloves, peeled
3 sprigs fresh rosemary
¼ cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley leaves, chopped

Steps:

  • Cut each chicken into 12 pieces. Wash and pat the chicken pieces dry, then season them generously with salt and pepper. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a wide, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring often, until lightly browned on all sides, about 3 minutes for thinner sausages or 5 minutes for wider sausages. Remove the sausage pieces with a slotted spoon and transfer them to a roasting pan or baking dish large enough to hold all the sausage, chicken and potatoes comfortably while allowing room for stirring. (An 18 x 15-inch roasting pan is ideal.) Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper. Increase the heat to medium-high and add as many pieces, skin side down, to the skillet as will fit in a single layer. Cook, turning once, until well browned on both sides, about 8 minutes. Add the remaining chicken pieces as room becomes available. When all the chicken has been browned, add the potatoes, cut side down and cook until browned, about 6 minutes. Transfer those to the roasting pan as well. Whack the garlic cloves with the flat side of the knife and scatter them and the rosemary over the contents of the roasting pan. Drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and roast 15 minutes, stirring gently occasionally. Sprinkle the chicken, sausage and potatoes with the vinegar and continue roasting, stirring gently occasionally, until everything is very well browned, the chicken is cooked through and the potatoes are very tender, about 15 minutes until golden brown. Prop up one end of the roasting pan and let rest 5 minutes. Spoon off the excess fat from the roasting pan, sprinkle the parsley over everything and transfer to a warm serving platter. Serve immediately

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