Chicken and ratatouille
In the United States a cast-iron skillet is an institution and they're often passed down through generations. They're great for cooking up whole dishes in one pan - from a breakfast fry-up to T-bone steak. Perfect straight from the skillet (or iron casserole pot) this lovely chicken and vegetable dish can be served hot, warm or even at room temperature.
Ingredients
4 chicken thigh fillets, preferably skin-on
salt and freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
2 anchovies, roughly chopped
2 large brown onions, cut into 3cm pieces
4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
2 zucchini, cut into 2cm rounds
1 eggplant, cut into 5cm pieces
1 yellow capsicum, cut into 3cm pieces
1 red capsicum, cut into 3cm pieces
2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
4 sprigs thyme
1/2 cup loosely packed basil leaves, torn
Method
1. Halve the chicken thighs and season well with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a very large skillet, frying pan or chef pan over high heat and brown the chicken well on all sides. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
2. Add the anchovies, onion and garlic to the oil and fry until fragrant. Add the zucchini, eggplant and capsicum and fry until lightly browned. Add the tomatoes and thyme and stir until combined. Season with salt and pepper then return the chicken pieces to the pan, sticking them into the ratatouille skin-side up.
3. Simmer the ratatouille for about eight minutes until the chicken is cooked through. Remove from the heat and stand for at least 10 minutes before serving, scattered with the basil leaves.
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Adam Liaw is a cookbook author and food writer, co-host of Good Food Kitchen and former MasterChef winner.
