Donald Link's Braised Chicken With Salami & Olives Recipe on Food52

Name: Donald Link's Braised Chicken With Salami & Olives Recipe on Food52
Ingredients: 1 (3 1/2- to 4-pound) chicken, cut into 10 pieces (a mix of legs and/or thighs also works well); 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 3/4 teaspoon black pepper; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 medium onion, thinly sliced; 5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 1/2 fennel bulb, thinly sliced; 1 rosemary branch (about 8 inches); 1 1/4 cups diced salami; 1 cup pitted green olives, rinsed and cut in half (try to find firm, not-too-salty olives like Picholine or Castelvetrano); 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1/2 cup dry white wine; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 2 1/4 cups chicken broth; 4 dried bay leaves; Juice of 1 lemon

"As much as plain old salt is crucial for bringing out other flavors, there are even more powerful forms we could be taking better advantage of—not pricey infused salts, but the basic bottles and bags of ingredients we have hanging around that have already spent time mingling with salt and taking on new funky dimensions—here it's salami and green olives, but it could just as easily be bacon, pickles, miso, and so on. Adapted slightly from

INGREDIENTS

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1 (3 1/2- to 4-pound) chicken, cut into 10 pieces (a mix of legs and/or thighs also works well)

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2 teaspoons kosher salt

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3/4 teaspoon black pepper

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3 tablespoons olive oil

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1 medium onion, thinly sliced

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