Recipe

Chicken in agrodolce

The traditional Italian sweet and sour sauce, agrodolce, from The Food of Love Cookery School caught Mum’s eye and, in the absence of rabbit, she has used chicken and it’s perfect.

Apr 01, 2019 1:02am
By Nici Wickes
  • 35 mins cooking
  • Serves 2 - 4
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This week at New Zealand Woman's Weekly, we're celebrating Weekly columnist and author Nicky Pellegrino ahead of the launch of her new novel A Dream of Italy. I adore Nicky's books and while her stories are fictitious, the recipes are the real deal. I've selected some favourites and tweaked them just a little to suit our Kiwi kitchens. Delizioso!
- Nici Wickes, Food Editor

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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 4 chicken thighs, skinless, bone in or out
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 carrots
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 3/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 2 tbsp capers
  • 150 g green olives
  • salt and pepper
  • 3/4 cup white wine
  • pinch of chilli flakes (optional)

Method

  • 1
    Heat the oil. Peel and crush the garlic cloves and add them to the pan. Add in the chicken and brown over a high heat. When golden, remove and keep warm.
  • 2
    Chop the onion, carrots and celery, then sautè them in the pan. After a few minutes, when lightly golden, add the chicken thighs. Dissolve the sugar in the vinegar and sprinkle all over the chicken. Add the bay leaves, capers, olives, salt and pepper, stirring well. Pour over the white wine. Cook on a low heat for 15-20 minutes.
  • 3
    Spoon into shallow bowls and, if you like, add some chilli before serving.

Notes

To season, start with a pinch of both salt and pepper and, just before serving, taste the dish, adding more of each until you're happy. If you season to taste prior to simmering, it may end up tasting overly salty once some of the liquid has evaporated.

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