Italian Sweet And Sour Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 onion, finely chopped
50 g lean smoked bacon, diced
3 garlic cloves, crushed
2 teaspoons dark muscovado sugar
8 chicken drumsticks, skinned
2 bay leaves
300 ml chicken stock
75 ml red wine vinegar
50 g sultanas
40 g chocolate, chopped
50 g pine nuts, lightly toasted
salt and pepper

Preparation

In a non-stick frying pan gently fry the onion, bacon and garlic for 5 minutes. Add the sugar and the chicken and fry gently for another 5 minutes, turning frequently.
Add the bay leaves, vinegar and stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover and leave to simmer gently for about 35 minutes or until the chicken is tender.
Remove the chicken pieces and keep warm.
Stir the sultanas, chocolate and pine nuts into the sauce and cook for another 5 minutes.
Arrange the chicken on serving plates and spoon the sauce over.