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Chicken thighs braised in caponata
Chicken thighs braised directly in sweet-sour Sicilian caponata; one pan, deep flavour.
Ingredients
Servings 4
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Method
- Step 1
Brown the chicken in 1 tbsp oil; remove.
- Step 2
Fry the aubergine in the rest until golden; add onion, celery and garlic.
- Step 3
Tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, capers and olives in; return the chicken.
- Step 4
Simmer 30 minutes, lid half on.
- Step 5
Pine nuts and basil over; bread or couscous under.
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Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 520 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 40g |
| Carbohydrates | 20g |
| – of which sugars | 13g |
| Fibre | 8g |
| Fat | 30g |
| – of which saturates | 6g |
| – of which omega-3 | 0.4g |
| Calcium | 90mg |
| Iron | 3.4mg |
| Salt | 1g |
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