Greek Chicken Kapama Food

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.

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 KAPAMA - GREEK BRAISED CHICKEN IN SPICED TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325F
• Pat chicken thighs dry and season them with 1/2 tablespoon olive oil, and 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper.
• In a heated 7-9 quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat, brown the chicken in 1 tablespoon of olive oil for 5-7 minutes per side. Work in batches if needed, as as to not crowd the pan. Transfer the chicken to a plate. Drain any excess fat from the pot.
• Return the pot to the heat and heat the remaining olive oil.
• Add the onion and stir. Cook for 5 minutes, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
• Add the carrots, celery, garlic, and ground cinnamon (if using cinnamon sticks, wait to add them). Cook for 5 minutes.
• Stir in the wine, vinegar, honey, and tomato paste. Simmer for 5 to 7 minutes, until reduced by half.
• Add crushed tomatoes and cook 5 minutes more.
• Return the chicken to the pot. Cover it with the chicken broth, add bay leaves and cinnamon sticks (if using). Pour in chicken broth or water. Stir to combine.
• Bing contents of the pot to boil. Cover the pot and place in the oven. Braise for 2 hours, or until tender.
• Serve over your favorite rice, potatoes, or pasta.

GREEK CHICKEN KAPAMA

Steps:

• Sauté onion, garlic, celery and butter 'till tender.
• Add tomatoes, tomato paste, water, parsley, red pepper, garlic powder, oregano, black pepper, cinnamon and red wine.
• Then add giblets.
• Brown chicken and add to sauce.
• Simmer for 2-3 hours.
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• Boil ziti aldente.
• Brown butter.
• Layer parmesan cheese and butter then bake for 15 minutes.

KOTA MACARONADA - CHICKEN KAPAMA (CHICKEN WITH PASTA)

Steps:

• Cut chicken into 8 pieces.
• Remove and discard skin.
• Cover chicken pieces with lemon juice and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• In a large pot, melt 1 tablespoon butter in ¼ cup olive oil.
• In batches, slightly brown chicken pieces on both sides and reserve.
• Add chopped onions to pot, and cook until translucent.
• Add tomato sauce, wine, chili flakes, cloves and cinnamon sticks to pot, and stir well.
• Return chicken pieces to pot and simmer covered on low for 90 minutes. As chicken finishes simmering, cook a pound of tubular pasta according to directions.
• Drain pasta and have it ready to use when chicken is done.
• Discard cinnamon sticks when ready to serve.
• Pour chicken and sauce mixture over tubular pasta.

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!

BAKED CHICKEN KAPAMA

Steps:

• Arrange chicken in single layer in baking dish.
• Cover with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• Let stand at room temperature 1 hour, turning occasionally.
• Heat oil with butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Drain chicken and pat dry.
• Brown in batches;return to baking dish.
• Tie all spices in cheesecloth.
• Stir tomatoes, water,wine and tomato paste into same skillet, scraping up brown bits.
• Add spice bag; reduce heat to medium and cook until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, 40 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Pour tomato mixture over chicken;cover with foil.
• Bake until chicken is tender, about 40 minutes.
• Discard spice bag and serve.

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:

• Arrange chicken in single layer in baking dish.
• Cover with lemon juice and salt and pepper.
• Let stand at room temperature 1 hour, turning occasionally.
• Combine all the remaining ingredients in a large saucepan.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, 40 minutes.
• Heat oil with butter in large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Drain chicken and pat dry; brown on all sides.
• Return to baking dish.
• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Pour sauce over chicken, cover with foil.
• Bake until chicken is tender, about 40 minutes.
• Discard spices and serve.
• The sauce is excellent and lends itself to this dish being served with buttered pasta (penne or rigatoni would be good).