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Pan-fried Chicken with Tomato Bacon Sauce

Name: Pan-fried Chicken with Tomato Bacon Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 2 rashes bacon. chopped; 1 medium onion. finely diced; 1 garlic clove. crushed; 410g can whole tomatoes; ¼ cup water; 1 tbspn tomato paste; ¼ tspn dried basil leaves (or a small handful fresh); ¼ tspn dried oregano; ¼ tspn sugar; 15g butter; 1 tbspn vegetable or olive oil; 2 per person chicken thigh fillets

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Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Serves: 4

Main Course

Ingredients

2 rashes bacon. chopped
1 medium onion. finely diced
1 garlic clove. crushed
410g can whole tomatoes
¼ cup water
1 tbspn tomato paste
¼ tspn dried basil leaves (or a small handful fresh)
¼ tspn dried oregano
¼ tspn sugar
15g butter
1 tbspn vegetable or olive oil
2 per person chicken thigh fillets

Accompaniment

Method

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1. Add bacon, onion and garlic to frying pan, sitr constantly over medium heat until onion is soft.
2. Add undrained tomatoes, water , tomato paste, seasoning, dried herbs and sugar. Crush tomatoes with a fork. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for around 10 minutes or until sauce has thickended, stirring occasionally.
3. While sauce is simmering, heat butter and oil in a separate pan, add chicken (diced if you fancy) and cook for 5 minutes until lightly browned and tender, turning several times during cooking. Don't overcook or chicken will go tough.
5. Add fresh basil or parsley to sauce, serve over chicken with rice or pasta.

Chef's Tips

My mum adds Maggi seasoning to this (and most things) which seems to add an extra hint of deliciousness. Try to find it at Asian grocers if you live in London like me and your dodgy supermarket doesn't stock it...