Chicken With Vinegar

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. 2
   Rinse and dry chicken, then sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
3. 3
   Heat oil and 1 tablespoon of butter in a large heavy skillet of medium high heat.
4. 4
   Brown the chicken on all sides (in 2 batches if necessary to keep from crowding pan). Set aside the pan when finished, do not rinse.
5. 5
   Place the browned chicken in a single layer in a small roasting pan.
6. 6
   Roast, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Chicken will not be cooked through at this point.
7. 7
   While chicken is roasting, start the sauce:.
8. 8
   Remove all but 2 tablespoons of fat from the pan used to brown the chicken.
9. 9
   Add the garlic, shallots, carrot, thyme, and bay leaf; cook over medium high heat until vegetables are browned.
10. 10
    Add the tomato paste, stir, and cook for 1 minute.
11. 11
    Add the wine, vinegar, sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper.
12. 12
    Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally and cook until liquid is reduced by half.
13. 13
    Add the chicken stock and any juices from the roasting pan to the sauce and return to a boil.
14. 14
    Pour the sauce through a strainer, onto the chicken, pressing on the vegetables to get all of the liquid out. Discard the vegetables left in the strainer.
15. 15
    Return the chicken to the oven, uncovered, and roast for another 15 minutes, or until the chicken is just done.
16. 16
    Move the chicken to a serving platter, and cover to keep warm while finishing the sauce.
17. 17
    Boil the sauce remaining in the roasting pan over high heat, until reduced to about a cup.
18. 18
    Remove from the heat, then add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter, stirring just until incorporated.
19. 19
    Taste the sauce, and add salt of pepper as needed.
20. 20
    Pour the sauce over the chicken, and serve immediately.