Pollo al Ginepro

Chicken with Juniper

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Italian Regional Cookbook

By Valentina Harris

Published 2017

  • About

This is a chicken casserole from the Aosta Valley that contains lots of really flavoursome ingredients, including red wine and scented herbs, as well as lightly crushed juniper berries, which have a warming quality. Serve with a mound of soft polenta or mashed potatoes to soak up the wonderful juices.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken, about 1.6 kg/ lb, jointed
  • 2

Method

  1. Pat dry the chicken on kitchen paper.

  2. Plunge the tomatoes into boiling water for 30 seconds, then refresh in cold water. Peel away the skins, remove the seeds and chop the flesh. Discard the skin and seeds, and set the chopped flesh aside.