PAN-FRIED CHICKEN WITH PEPPERS and OLIVES - POLLO SOFFRITTO CON PEPERONI e OLIVE

How about intensely flavorful and fall-off-the-bone tender fried chicken? It's quick and easy and one of many dishes our family enjoys.

The chicken is pan seared for added flavor.  It truly comes out very tender and juicy.

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken (fryer)

1/4 cup of olive oil

salt and pepper

1/2 cup cured olives

Marination

Few spoonful of olive oil

1 lemon

Sprigs of sage

Fried peppers

1/2 cup vegetable oil

5 or 6 frying peppers

salt and pepper

Directions

Cut the chicken in pieces. Few hours before cooking, marinate the chicken with olive oil, the juice of one lemon and few sprigs of sage.  Mix to ensure even coating.

Preheat a large frying pan with oil.  Add the chicken pieces and cover with lid and cook for 45 minutes turning the piece of chicken few times during cooking.  

In the meantime, in another frying pan, add vegetable oil and fry the peppers.

After cooking the chicken for 45 minutes, remove the lid and sear the chicken on both sides over high heat until golden brown.

Add the fried peppers and cured olives to the chicken and mix briefly for a minute.

Make sure some crusty Italian bread is available!