Chicken Marengo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 frying chickens, cut into quarters
1 thinly sliced onion
1/2 c. olive oil
1/2 c. dry white wine
2 crushed garlic cloves
1/2 tsp. thyme
1 bay leaf
sprigs of parsley
1 c. chicken stock
2 c. Italian-style tomatoes
16 to 20 small white onions
1 lb. sliced mushrooms
1/4 c. butter
juice of 1 lemon
1 c. pitted black olives
1 jigger brandy

Preparation

Saute onion until delicately colored in olive oil, then remove.
Add the chicken pieces and brown on all sides.
Add wine, cloves, thyme, bay leaf, parsley, chicken stock and tomatoes. Cover the pot and simmer about 1 hour, until tender.
When meat is done, remove it to a platter.
Strain the sauce and reduce it about 5 minutes and season to taste.