Chicken Stew With Cinnamon Chicken Kapama Food

CHICKEN KAPAMA: GREEK-BRAISED CINNAMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut the chicken into about 10 pieces. Wash and pat dry. Season both sides with cinnamon, salt and black pepper.
• Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a pot and brown the chicken (in 2-3 batches) about 4 minutes on each side. Set the chicken aside.
• Reduce the temperature to low and add the chopped onions to the pot. Cook for about 10 minutes or until very soft. Add the grated garlic and stir just until heated through.
• Add the chicken with all of its juices back into the pot along with the pureed tomatoes, tomato paste, cinnamon sticks, salt, pepper, oregano, and sugar. Mix to combine.
• Bring to a boil and immediately reduce to a simmer. Cover the pot with the lid and simmer for one hour.
• Remove the lid and increase the heat to medium. Cook uncovered for an additional 30 minutes so that the sauce thickens. Taste the sauce and add more salt (and sugar if acidic) if needed.
• Garnish with chopped parsley and serve over pasta and grated cheese.

CHICKEN STEW WITH CINNAMON - CHICKEN KAPAMA

Steps:

• Clean the chicken pieces , remove excess fat and pat dry with paper towels.
• Heat olive oil and butter in a large dutch oven .
• Add chicken pieces to the pot and brown (skin side down) over medium-high heat until nicely browned. You may need to do this in two batches depending on the size of your pot.
• Remove chicken from the pot and transfer to a platter. I prefer to remove and discard the skin from the chicken pieces.
• Using a large spoon, remove all but two tablespoons of the fat and oil.
• Add onions to the pot and saute until tender.
• Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add wine, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, brandy, honey, cinnamon stick, cloves, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Allow sauce to come to a boil and then lower heat to a low simmer.
• Return chicken to the pot (with juices) and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
• Cover and simmer for approximately 1 hour.
• If the sauce appears to be too thin, you can simmer uncovered in the last 10 minutes of cooking to reduce it a bit. Stir occasionally to circulate the ingredients. Serve over cooked pasta or orzo and sprinkle with grated cheese.

CINNAMON AND CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Heat a large stockpot over medium heat and add oil. Add onion, ginger, and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently until onions are soft and translucent, about 10 minutes. Add cumin and stir for 30 seconds. Add chickpeas, lemon, tomatoes, and cinnamon; cook until tomatoes soften slightly, about 3 minutes.
• Season chicken with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; add to pot. Add 1 1/2 cups water, nestling chicken into liquid. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a gentle simmer and cook, partially covered, until chicken is cooked through, about 40 minutes. Remove chicken.
• Continue cooking over high heat to reduce slightly if necessary, crushing some chickpeas to thicken. Stir in cilantro. Taste and adjust for seasoning. Spoon chickpeas and liquid into serving bowls, top with chicken. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve with lemon.

EASY CHICKEN KAPAMA

Steps:

• Season chicken well on both sides with salt and pepper and sprinkle with the ground cinnamon. In a large skillet, heat butter and olive oil over medium. Working in batches to avoid overcrowding, cook the chicken until it begins to lightly brown in spots, 2 to 4 minutes per side. Set aside. (If it's not cooked through at this point, that's O.K.)
• Add the onion and the garlic to the skillet and cook until the onion begins to soften and the garlic is fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt.
• Stir in the tomato paste, tomatoes, 1/4 cup water and the cinnamon stick(s). Add the chicken and any residual juices, stir to coat with the sauce and bring to a simmer. Turn heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until the chicken is cooked through and the flavors meld, stirring occasionally, 15 to 20 minutes. Add a few tablespoons water if needed to thin out the sauce. Taste and adjust seasonings to your liking.
• Serve the chicken over buttered egg noodles or orzo, if using, spooning the tomato sauce on top. Top with the herbs and grated cheese, if using.

KOTA KAPAMA(CHICKEN STEWED IN WINE, GARLIC, & CINNAMON)

Steps:

• Pat the chicken pieces dry with paper towels so they won't splatter in the pan. Mix the cinnamon, salt and pepper together in a small bowl. Rub the chicken pieces on all sides with mixture. Mince 3 of the garlic cloves, set aside.
• Heat oil in a large, deep, 12" cast iron skillet(or stainless steel, but you want high sides-about 3") over high heat. Don't crowd the pieces in the pan or the chicken will steam rather than brown. If you need to, do in 2 batches.
• Add the chicken to skillet and brown for 4-5 minutes on each side, moving the pieces with a metal spatula so they don't stick to the pan. When the chicken is browned nicely on all sides, remove from skillet and set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium high and add onions and minced garlic. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until onions have softemed and are a rich golden brown. Add the wine and scrape the bottom of the pan with a spoon to deglaze, loosening any brown bits.
• When the wine has evaporated, add the water, tomato paste, and remaining 2 whole garlic cloves. Return the chicken to the pan. The liquid should cover about 3/4 of the chicken.
• Reduce heat to low, cover skillet with a lid, and simmer for about 1 hour, or until the chicken is tender and thoroughly cooked. If the sauce gets too thick, thin with a little more water. Taste and adjust seasoning to your taste.
• Great served with buttered noodles, rice, orzo, or macaroni. Sprinkle the grated cheese over the top of each serving. Enjoy!

CHICKEN KAPAMA

Steps:

• Marinate chicken in salt, pepper and lemon juice for a few hours. Remove from marinade and pat dry.
• Heat oil in a dutch oven or heavy pot. Brown chicken, in batches if necessary. Remove and set aside.
• Deglaze pot with red wine, then add cinnamon and bay leaf, tomato sauce, and chicken. If needed, top up with a small amount of wine and/or water to cover chicken.
• Cover and simmer on low for 1-2 hours.
• When the chicken is extremely tender, remove from the pot. Also remove cinnamon and bay leaf.
• With pot uncovered, reduce the remaining sauce to desired consistency.
• Serve chicken and sauce over pasta or orzo, sprinkled with mizithra.

CHICKEN KAPAMA

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and cinnamon.
• In a Dutch oven, melt 2 Tablespoons butter and brown chicken until golden on all sides.
• In a bowl combine tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, and water and pour mixture over chicken.
• Add cinnamon sticks and bay leaf.
• In a medium-sized frying pan, melt 2 Tablespoons butter and saute onions, and garlic until onions are wilted.
• Add to chicken.
• Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer until chicken is tender, 50-60 minutes.
• In the last 20 minutes, cook macaroni according to package directions.
• Drain and empty into serving dish.
• Brown remaining butter and pour over macaroni.
• Place macaroni on a large serving platter.
• Place chicken and sauce over macaroni and sprinkle with grated cheese.

KOTO KAPAMA (CINNAMON CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Rinse and pat chicken dry with paper towels.
• Mix the cinnamon, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Rub the spice mix all over the chicken pieces.
• Heat the olive oil in a large, deep skillet over high heat. Add chicken to the oil and brown for about four to five minutes on each side, until it is well browned all over. Remove chicken from skillet.
• Lower heat to medium-high heat. Add the onions and three minced garlic cloves. Cook for about three minutes, stirring constantly, until the onions have softened and are a golden brown.
• Add the wine. When the wine has evaporated, add the water, chicken stock, tomato paste, oregano, and remaining two garlic cloves. Return the chicken to the pan. The liquid should cover about 3/4 of the chicken pieces.
• Cover the pot and simmer over low heat for about an hour or until the chicken is tender and thoroughly cooked.
• Season the finished sauce with salt and pepper to taste. Serve over a bed of quinoa or another favorite grain.