Chicken With White Wine (Pollo Al Vino Bianco)

Ingredients

• 4 lbs roasting chickens, cut up
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt or pepper (to taste)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 2 medium carrots, grated
• 2 stalks celery, finely chop
• 1 cup cooked ham, diced (original recipe called for 1 slice ham, chopped so this is an estimate)
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 1/2 lb mushroom, sliced
• 1 1/4 cups dry white wine
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon rosemary

Directions

1. 1

   Dust chicken well with flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Heat the butter and oil in a large pan.

2. 2

   Add chicken and fry until brown and crisp all over; remove to a plate.

3. 3

   Add onion, garlic, carrots, celery, and ham to pan; sauté over low heat until soft but not brown.

4. 4

   Add lemon juice, mushrooms, wine, chicken broth, salt, pepper, and rosemary; bring to a high simmer.

5. 5

   Add browned chicken, lower heat and cover; simmer gently for 45 minutes or until chicken is fork tender.