Chicken, Potato And Artichoke Torta

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb eggplant, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks
• kosher salt
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
• pepper
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 4 slices bacon
• 1 cup frozen artichoke heart
• 1/3 cup dry wine
• 1/3 cup chicken stock
• 3 tablespoons chives, minced
• 2 tablespoons thyme
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 1 pinch sugar
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 lbs russet potatoes

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle eggplant with salt and let stand for 2 hours.
• 2 after about 1 hour peel potatoes, halve lengthwise and cut into long thin slices. wash well and pat dry with paper towels.
• 3 rinse eggplant and squeeze out the water.
• 4 season chicken with salt and pepper.
• 5 brown bacon or pancetta in a medium skillet then remove from pan.
• 6 brown chicken for 30 seconds on a side and remove from pan.
• 7 and cut chicken into bite size pieces.
• 8 add artichoke to skillet and cook until golden around the edges, 1 to 2 minutes. transfer artichokes to a bowl.
• 9 deglaze skillet with wine and stock an boil down until it’s a syrupy glaze. scrape into the bowl with artichokes.
• 10 add chicken, chives, thyme, 1 tbl of lemon juice. season with 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp pepper and toss lightly to mix. cover and set aside.
• 11 preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 12 heat 2 tbl oil in skillet. add eggplant an cover, cook for about 10 minutes. add sugar and slowly cook uncovered for 5 more minutes. add parsley and garlic for another 5-8 minutes. set aside on paper towels to absorb excess fat.
• 13 in the same skillet add some olive oil and working in batches add potatoes and cook until just pliable, 2-3 minutes.
• 14 place about 1/3 of potatoes overlapping in a buttered 9 inch baking dish. cover with chicken pancetta, artichokes and eggplant. arrange remaining potatoes on top and cover with a sheet of foil. bake for 20 minutes. remove foil and bake uncovered for 30 more minutes. brush top with butter and place under broiler for 1-2 minutes.