Description

This dish is a delicious Greek stew made with chicken, onions and lots of spices and flavorful ingredients. It's a great week night dinner served on top of buttered orzo pasta.

Ingredients

• 6 chicken thighs (about 1 1/2 lb.)
• 1 c. red wine, such as Cabernet
• ¼ c. red wine vinegar
• 2 cloves garlic, halved
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 juniper berries
• ½ t. whole black peppercorns
• 3 whole cloves
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 t. dried oregano
• 2 sweet cippolini onions or any sweet onion (4 c.), roughly chopped
• 4 tomatoes, diced
• 1 T. sugar
• 1 t. salt
• ¼ c. olive oil
• 1 T. tomato paste
• 1 c. water
• fresh parsley
• Parmesan cheese
• cooked and lightly buttered orzo pasta, for serving

Steps

1. Marinade:
2. Place thighs in a large Ziploc bag; marinate overnight with the wine, vinegar, garlic, bay leaf, juniper berries, peppercorns, clove and cinnamon.
3. Stifado: