Braised Chicken with Peppers and Eggplant

Name: Braised Chicken with Peppers and Eggplant (Polio in Umido con Peperoni e Melanzane)
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a main course or 6 as part of a multicourse Italian meal
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 6 ounces eggplant (about ½ medium eggplant); 1 chicken, about 3½ pounds; Salt; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 sprig fresh rosemary; 6 ounces cipolline or pearl onions; Freshly ground black pepper; 8 ounces ripe tomatoes; 1 yellow bell pepper; 2 medium cloves garlic

Polio in Umido con Peperoni e Melanzane

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a main course

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 15

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

Ingredients

1 yellow bell pepper
6 ounces eggplant (about ½ medium eggplant)

Europe
Italy
Main course
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Core, seed, and peel the pepper. Cut away any white pith inside the pepper and cut it into 1 x ½-inch strips. Peel the eggplant and cut it into ½-inch dice. Peel the tomatoes and coarsely chop. Peel the onio