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Chicken Stifado with Whole Shallots

The Greek braise that treats a mountain of small onions as the point: chicken thighs and whole shallots stewed with red wine vinegar, cinnamon, and clove.

100 min MediumGluten-freeDairy-free
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Ingredients

serves 4

From the garden

  • 2 lb shallots, peeled, left whole, root ends trimmed
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled and left whole

From the pantry

  • 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs · about 2 1/2 lb
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • ⅓ cup red wine vinegar · the backbone of the dish; do not cut it back
  • 1½ cups chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp honey · balances the vinegar
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • crusty bread (optional) · for serving
  • salt · to taste
  • black pepper

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