It’s popular in Colombia to cook meat or poultry in Onion or Tomato Sauce. My mom made this dish all the time with a variety of different meats and we all loved it! It is the perfect weeknight meal, because it is cheap, easy, simple, fast and full of flavor. Serve it over white rice, pasta or just potatoes and vegetables on the side. This dish in particular can be made with beef or pork as well.
I am not usually such an onion-lover, but this onion sauce is absolutely fantastic. So good that the next time I make this, I’m going to double the batch of sauce, and I think you should too! If you have any leftovers, make an onion quesadilla, mix them into mashed potatoes, put them on top of crostini or just eat them with a spoon at the stove. The onions are sweet, tender and wonderful!
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Ingredients
(4 servings)
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 8 chicken legs, bone in and skin on
- Salt and ground pepper, to taste
- 2 onions, thinly sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 fresh thyme sprigs
- 1⁄2 cup red wine (optional)
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Directions
- n a deep sauté pan over medium heat, warm the olive oil and butter.
- eason the chicken with salt and pepper. Add the chicken to the pan and brown on all sides, about 7 minutes. Transfer to a platter.
- dd the onion to the pan and cook until tender and translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the chicken, garlic, thyme, wine, stock, cumin and Worcestershire and bring to a boil.
- educe the heat to low, cover and simmer until the juices run clear when the chicken is pierced with a knife, about 30 minutes. Serve immediately.
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Belinda @zomppa says
April 27, 2011 at 10:41 AMThis is one scrumptious recipe (I’m a huge onion fan!)
Maritza says
April 27, 2011 at 11:35 AMSe ve riquisimo!!i am gonna try it tonight!!
Chef E says
April 27, 2011 at 12:36 PMOh Erica! I love this. Right now short day onions are hitting the market and I love them so much! This dish looks fantastic!
Kim says
April 27, 2011 at 2:31 PMWhat a flavorful sauce! Looks terrific.
P.S. I loved your banana clafouti. Very original.
rebecca subbiah says
April 27, 2011 at 11:25 PMlove this recipe bookmarking it to make it soon
Faith says
April 28, 2011 at 9:16 AMWhat a flavorful sauce, Erica! I bet it’s perfect on chicken!
Marta says
April 28, 2011 at 2:22 PMQue delicia, recuerdo que mi abuela le echaba tomates tambien…
Que bueno que encontre tu pagina! algunas veces me coge esa necesidad de cocinar comida de “casa” y cuando no puedo contactar a mi mama, no hay de otra que buscar en internet, tus recetas son lo mas cercano a mis memorias de la cocina de mi abuela y mi mama! gracias!
norma says
April 29, 2011 at 1:14 PMDoe look good…I have not used this technique in such a long time…
tasteofbeirut says
May 1, 2011 at 1:57 PMI love onions especially made this way, almost like a jam; all their sweetness comes out and they are scrumptious!
Chris says
May 1, 2011 at 5:22 PMOh yum! The caramelized onions and the braised chicken must smell soooo good when they are almost done.
Anna says
May 15, 2011 at 9:56 PMAwwwww Erica, that makes me so homesick…looks delicious.
Angelica says
February 11, 2015 at 10:22 AMMy sauce is way too runny there was still a lot of stock once 30 min past and I followed instructions I skipped the wine though ,any idea why?
Thanks
Christina Pardo says
August 28, 2015 at 12:39 PMI usually add diced potatoes and smash a few of them to help thicken the sauce.
Christina Pardo says
August 28, 2015 at 12:38 PMI’ve made this dish twice. Once for my roommates ( colombiana and the other is Peruvian) and another for a guy friend. Everyone loved this dish. My roomate is begging me to prepare her chicken this way. The guy I cooked fpr is impressed with my skills ☺I added potatoes to this dish to help thicken the sauce. I also used soy sauce because l was out of Worcestershire sauce. Always comes out excellent. I paired this dish with lime cilantro rice.
Z says
January 17, 2018 at 12:51 PMThis looks amazing! Can I use any kind of onions?
Erica Dinho says
January 23, 2018 at 10:15 AMYellow or white
Rodrigo says
February 6, 2018 at 8:37 AMPero que delicia de receta, super sabrosa, hoy mismo la voy a hacer y despues te cuento que tal salió. Gracias!
Lena ngo says
March 29, 2019 at 6:35 PMIs there a specific type of red wine u would recommend to use for this recipe?
Erica Dinho says
March 31, 2019 at 1:37 PMUse your favorite wine.