Baked Chicken Kapama

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 (2 -2 1/2 lb) fryer chickens, quartered
• 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 small dried red chilies
• 1 tablespoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• 6 peppercorns
• 3 whole cloves
• 2 (1 1/2 lb) cans whole tomatoes, drained and chopped
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup retsina wine or 1/2 cup other dry wine
• 1/4 cup tomato paste

Recipe

• 1 arrange chicken in single layer in baking dish.
• 2 cover with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• 3 let stand at room temperature 1 hour, turning occasionally.
• 4 heat oil with butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• 5 drain chicken and pat dry.
• 6 brown in batches;return to baking dish.
• 7 tie all spices in cheesecloth.
• 8 stir tomatoes, water,wine and tomato paste into same skillet, scraping up brown bits.
• 9 add spice bag; reduce heat to medium and cook until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, 40 minutes.
• 10 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 11 pour tomato mixture over chicken;cover with foil.
• 12 bake until chicken is tender, about 40 minutes.
• 13 discard spice bag and serve.