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Chicken Fricassee With Wings and Drumsticks

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Introduction

This is a delicious way to eat wings and drumsticks in a tomato based sauce. It is especially good served over rice pilaf or even just plain white rice. This is a recipe I grew up with. My mother made it all of the time. I remember the best parts of my childhood everytime I serve this meal.

Ingredients

Serves: 4

  • 11 chicken drumsticks (or wings)
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • all-purpose flour
  • 1 pinch of paprika
  • 1 sliced onion
  • 3 large chopped carrots
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 12 ounces tomato puree
  • ½ cup water
  • kosher salt
  • 1 pinch of freshly ground pepper
  • 1 leaf bay leaf
  • 8 ounces cremini mushrooms

Method

Chicken Fricassee With Wings and Drumsticks is a community recipe submitted by Beatgirl and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

  • Add 3 tablespoons of olive oil to a large deep skillet with a lid or a 4 to 5 quart Dutch oven.
  • Add 1 tablespoon of paprika and stir into the oil.
  • Add sliced onion and garlic cloves and saute for 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Lightly dust chicken parts with flour.
  • Add chicken to skillet or Dutch oven and brown evenly.
  • Add tomato puree.
  • Add carrots.
  • Sprinkle with kosher salt and fresh ground pepper.
  • Add 1/2 cup of water.
  • Add mushrooms.
  • Stir liquids well.
  • Allow to simmer on stove top 1 1/2 to 2 hours until meat is tender.
  • Serve over rice.
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