Baked Chicken with Potatoes

Stefano's Restaurant, Mildura Grand Hotel, Victoria

Ingredients for Baked Chicken with Potatoes (makes 10 tablespoons):

• 1 X 1.5 kg chicken

• 5 potatoes, cut into wedges

• 125 ml (1/2 cup olive oil)

• 1/2 cup grated pecorino cheese

• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs

• 2 cups peeled, seeded and chopped tomatoes

• 2 tablespoons dried oregano

• 5 cloves garlic

• salt and pepper to taste

• 250 ml (1 cup) water

• 125 ml (1/2 cup)

Grand Hotel, Mildura,
Victoria, Australia

Chef Stefano de Pieri,
Stefano's Restaurant
of Mildura Grand Hotel.

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degree centigrade.
2. Cut the chicken into pieces of equal size and place in a baking dish. Distribute the potato wedges here and there snugly, wherever they fit.
3. Pour the oil all over.
4. Sprinkle cheese and breadcrumbs all over, followed by tomato, oregano, garlic, salt and pepper. Finally pour in the water and wine gently, in one place so that it seeps under the chicken pieces.
5. Cover with foil and bake for about 35 minutes. Remove the foil to brown all over until cooked.

We gratefully acknowledge this contribution from Stefano de Pieri and Mandy Foreman of Grand Hotel, Mildura, Victoria, Australia.

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