Ingredients
1/4 cup EVOO
2 carrots, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 or 3 ribs celery with leafy tops, chopped
3 to 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
About 3 tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped
6 small skin-on, bone-in chicken breast halves
Salt and pepper
1 cup dry red or white wine
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup chicken stock
Crusty bread, for serving
Directions
In a large Dutch oven, combine the EVOO (4 turns of the pan), carrots, onion, celery, garlic, lemon zest and juice, and rosemary. Season the chicken with salt and pepper on both sides, add to the pot and turn in the vegetables and oil. Cover and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours.
Bring the chicken back to room temp. Place the Dutch oven over medium-high heat and cook the chicken until browned, 15 to 20 minutes.
Add the wine and cook a few minutes to reduce. Stir the tomato paste into 1/4 cup hot water and add to the pan. Add the stock, bring to boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until cooked through, 20 to 30 minutes longer. Serve with crusty bread.
Limoncello-berry filling (for Easy Berry Charlotte ): For the filling, I used 1/3 cup of John’s homemade limoncello and I put that in a saucepan with 1 quart strawberries, 1 pint blackberries, 1/2 pint raspberries, 1/2 pint blueberries. I simmered that together for 5 minutes and strained, reserving all of the juice. The rest of the recipe is the same.