Chicken Kapama

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons lemon juice
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 skinless chicken thighs
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 1 bay leaf
• 15 ounces tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup red wine
• 1/4 cup mizithra cheese

Recipe

• 1 marinate chicken in salt, pepper and lemon juice for a few hours. remove from marinade and pat dry.
• 2 heat oil in a dutch oven or heavy pot. brown chicken, in batches if necessary. remove and set aside.
• 3 deglaze pot with red wine, then add cinnamon and bay leaf, tomato sauce, and chicken. if needed, top up with a small amount of wine and/or water to cover chicken.
• 4 cover and simmer on low for 1-2 hours.
• 5 when the chicken is extremely tender, remove from the pot. also remove cinnamon and bay leaf.
• 6 with pot uncovered, reduce the remaining sauce to desired consistency.
• 7 serve chicken and sauce over pasta or orzo, sprinkled with mizithra.