Chicken Vesuvio

Total Time: 1 hr 16 mins Preparation Time: 16 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (3 lb) chicken, cut into quarters
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 4 baking potatoes
• 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 4 tablespoons margarine
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 3 tablespoons minced parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 3 ounces wine
• 1 cup beef stock or 1 cup chicken stock

Recipe

• 1 wash chicken pieces and pat them dry with paper toweling.
• 2 heat oil in a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat.
• 3 add chicken pieces and brown completely, about 20 minutes.
• 4 peel and cut each potato into 6 long wedges.
• 5 add them to the pan and cook until brown and tender, about 15 minutes.
• 6 spread garlic over chicken and potatoes, cooking until golden.
• 7 drain oil.
• 8 add margarine to the skillet and stir until incorporated into the remaining juices from the chicken.
• 9 sprinkle the oregano, parsley and pepper over chicken.
• 10 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 11 add the wine and stock to the skillet.
• 12 cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
• 13 place the pan in the oven and bake, uncovered, for 10 to 15 minutes or until chicken is tender and cooked through.