Chicken California

Name: Chicken California
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 3 pounds, bone-in chicken pieces (split breasts cut in half crosswise, drumsticks, and/or thighs), trimmed; , Salt and pepper; 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons, cornmeal; 5 tablespoons, olive oil; 1 , onion, chopped fine; 3 , garlic clove, minced; 1 tablespoon, chili powder; 1 cup, dry red wine; 1 1/4 cups, chicken broth; 1 tablespoon, packed brown sugar; 1/3 cup, sliced almonds, toasted; 1/3 cup, pitted green olives, chopped coarse; 1/3 cup, chopped fresh cilantro

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2015

Main Courses

Chicken

James Beard championed this turn-of-the-century dish from California’s San Joaquin Valley, but his recipe left some mysteries to solve.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME50 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This century-old recipe surrounds braised chicken with several iconic California ingredients, including red wine, almonds, and olives. To make the most of each element, we add them at various stages in cooking. While the original recipe cal...

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