Chicken with Preserved Lemons

An easy and delicious Aga recipe.

2 chicken breast portions with bone and wing
2 pints good chicken stock
1 Spanish onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, sliced
Generous pinch of Saffron
1 Glass white wine
1 preserved lemon (I'll post a recipe for these some other time, or you can buy them from good delis). Slice the lemon and removed the insides.
A few pieces of dried orange peel, soaked in hot water and thinly sliced
A handful of green olives, seeds removed.

Heat some olive oil in an ovenproof casserole. Add the chicken and brown on all sides. Remove and set aside. Put in the onions and cooked until softened. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Deglaze with the wine, then add the stock, saffron, orange and the chicken. Put in the hot oven of an Aga for 1/2 an hour (or a normal oven pre-heated to 200C). Remove from the oven and add the lemon and olives. Cook in the oven for a further half hour then serve on couscous.

This is very popular with both of the children,