Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons EVOO
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 to 3 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves stripped and finely chopped
  • 1 Fresno or Italian cherry chile pepper, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup Marsala wine, sherry or spicy red wine
  • 1 blood orange or organic navel orange
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons grated red onion
  • 2 tablespoons kosher or fine sea salt
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • A few sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 1 lemon, sliced
  • 4 pieces skinless, boneless chicken breasts (about 2 pounds)
  • EVOO, for brushing
  • Puttanesca-Style Panzanella, for serving, recipe follows
  • 2 pounds plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
  • 1 medium red onion (you can use the rest of the onion you grated for the brine, recipe above), chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
  • About 1/3 cup EVOO
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons anchovy paste
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped or grated
  • 1 Fresno or Italian red cherry chile pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 lemon
  • 1/2 loaf peasant bread
  • 3/4 cup oil-cured black olives, pitted and chopped

Method

  • For the glaze: Heat the EVOO in a small pot over medium to medium-high heat.
  • Add the garlic, rosemary and chile pepper, and stir for a few minutes.
  • Add the wine and cook until reduced to 3 to 4 tablespoons, about 2 minutes.
  • Peel the zest from the orange in strips and add to the pot.
  • Stir in the chicken stock and honey, then cook at a low rolling simmer until reduced to about 1/2 cup, about 20 minutes.
  • Let cool.
  • For the brine: Put the onion, salt, garlic, rosemary, lemons and 4 cups water in a large resealable plastic bag.
  • Add the chicken and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
  • Heat a grill pan, griddle or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Remove the chicken from the brine and pat dry.
  • Drizzle or brush the chicken with EVOO, then cook, turning occasionally, until the chicken is cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, gently warm the glaze.
  • Baste the chicken with the glaze during the last 5 minutes of cooking.
  • Serve the chicken with the Puttanesca-Style Panzanella.
  • Cook's Note: Make 6 pieces of chicken breast and you'll have extra meat to slice for sandwiches or chicken salad the next day.
  • Combine the tomatoes, parsley, onions and bell peppers.
  • Whisk together the EVOO, vinegar, anchovy paste, garlic, chile pepper and lemon juice in a bowl.
  • Pour water over the bread, then wring out the loaf and tear it into bite-size pieces.
  • Toss the bread, vegetable mixture and olives with the dressing.
  • Serve.
  • Cook's Note: Wrap the bread loosely in foil overnight so it becomes stale and a little hard (if it goes too far, place it in a plastic bag overnight).
  • If you are making the salad ahead of time, you can combine the vegetables and parsley in a resealable plastic bag and refrigerate them.
  • Pit and chop the olives and return them to their container in the refrigerator.
  • Store the dressing in the refrigerator and bring it to room temperature before using.