Ingredients

  • 3 lbs chicken, cut into serving pieces
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 10 cloves garlic, unpeeled
  • 12 cup raspberry vinegar
  • 2 tomatoes, peeled,seeded and chopped
  • 1 teaspoon crumbled dried thyme
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
  • 12 cup chicken stock

Method

  • Season chicken.
  • Heat butter and oil; brown chicken on both sides over high heat.
  • Pour off fat.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low, add garlic and 1/4 cup of the vinegar; simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
  • Pour in remaining vinegar, stirring up brown bits; raise heat and boil until vinegar has reduced to a thick glaze, about 5 minutes.
  • Add tomatoes to chicken along with thyme, parsley and chicken stock; boil for 5 minutes, or until liquid had been reduced by half.
  • Season.
  • With slotted spoon, transfer chicken to a warm serving platter.
  • Strain pot liquor, pressing hard on garlic to extract more flavour.
  • Spoon strained sauce over chicken.