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Chicken cacciatore with garlic and rosemary focaccia


Chicken cacciatore with garlic and rosemary focaccia (by chef abdul rehman)

Ingredients
For chicken cacciatore

Chicken leg cut:  250gm
Red bell pepper, cut into ¼-inch-wide slice:  10gm
Green bell pepper, cut into ¼-inch-wide slice:  10gm
Yellow onion, cut to ¼-inch-thick wedges:  10gm
Zucchini, cut into thin rounds:  5gm
Yellow squash, cut into thin rounds:  5gm
button mashrooms:  8 oz
Jalapeno, sliced thin:  2gm
Tomato puree or tomato sauce:  100gm
Sea Salt:  to taste
White pepper:  to taste
Sugar:  to taste
Large cloves garlic,chopped:  2gm
Cilantro leaves:  10gm
Basil leaves:  1gm
Bay leaves:  1gm
Vinegar: to taste
Extra-virgin olive oil:  50gm
For garlic and rosemary focaccia

White bread flour, plus extra for dusting:  500gm
Water, at room temperature:  300ml
Sachets dried yeast:  15gm
Sugar:  10gm
Sea salt:  5gm
Ground black pepper:  2gm
Olive oil:  100ml
Bulb garlic:  20gm
Spring of rosemary:  5gm
Eggs:  2

Method:
For chicken cacciatore
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high flame. Add chicken, skin side down; fry for 5-6 minutes on each side. Remove from pan and set aside.
Add garlic,salt,sugar,white pepper and onions to pan, and fry until just golden brown for about 2 minutes; then add remaining vegetables. Sauté vegetables for approximately 5 minutes, then pour in a little vinegar and add tomato puree or sauce and bay leaves.
Return chicken to skillet, arrange evenly in sauce: reduce heat to simmer and cook uncovered for one hour.
Turn off heat. Lift chicken from skillet and transfer to a deep casserole dish. Stir cilantro and basil leaves into the sauce: pour the sauce over the chicken.
For garlic and rosemary focaccia
Combine flour, sugar, salt and yeast. Mix well. Heat water and vegetable oil until warm, and add to yeast mixture along with the eggs. Blend with mixer at low speed until moistened. Beat for 2 additional minutes. Stir in flour while beating, until dough pulls away from side of bowl. Knead flour on floured surface. Cover dough with a bowl and let it rest for 5 minutes. Place dough on a greased baking sheet. Roll out to 12 inch circle. Cover with greased plastic wrap and a cloth towel. Place in a warm place fpr 30 mintues.uncover the dough, and poke holes in it with a spoon handle at one inch intervals. Drizzle olive oil on dough, and sprinkle with crushed rosemary and garlic. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees c) for 17 to 27 minutes.
Serve with garlic and rosemary focaccia.

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