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Chicken stew with fennel and saffron

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Ingredients:
4 Tomatoes, peeled, cored
- seeded and chopped
2 largeOnions, quartered
4 Garlic cloves, crushed
4 largeFennel bulbs with feathery
- leaves attached
- coarsely chopped
3 tbspOlive oil
1/3 cupRicard, o.Pernod o.licorice-
- flavored aperitif
2 pinchSaffron
1/3 cupFresh thyme
4 Bay leaves
Salt
Pepper, black
4 Chicken legs with thighs
- attached, skin removed
1 lbsBoiling potatoes, peeled
- and quartered
2 cupChicken stock
Procedures:
1The day before: combine the tomatoes, onions, garlic, fennel, olive oil, ricard, saffron, herbs and seasonings in a large covered casserole.
2Stir to blend and add the chicken, stir to coat the chicken.
3Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours to blend the seasonings.
4At least 1 hour before you begin to prepare the dish, remove the chicken from the refrigerator.
5Stew the chicken in its marinade, covered, over medium heat, stirring from time to time, for about 30 minutes.
6Add the potatoes and chicken stock, simmer until the potatoes are cooked (30 to 45 minutes).
7Taste for seasoning and serve in warmed shallow soup bowls.
8Patricia wells, bistro cooking, arrow, 1989, isbn 0-09-992340-8