Chicken in Tomato (Handwritten)

Ingredients

• 1.1 whole chicken, cut up into serving portions
• 2.0.5 cup oil, for frying
• 3.2 onions, medium; sliced
• 4.1 clove garlic, minced
• 5.1 green pepper, sliced
• 6.1 bay leaf
• 7.1.5 teaspoon salt
• 8.1 teaspoon black pepper
• 9.1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
• 10.2 tablespoon white wine
• 11.3 ripe tomatoes, skinned and sliced
• 12.1.5 cup tomato soup, canned or packet
• 13.1 cup mushrooms, sliced

Method

1. 1.Cut up chicken in serving slice portions. Fry in oil until golden brown. Drain on brown paper.
2. 2.Leave oil in frying pan and add onion, green pepper, garlic, parsley, bayleaf, salt and pepper. Cover the pan and simmer the mixture for 10 minutes.
3. 3.Place chicken pieces in a casserole and pour over the above mixture. Also add wine to chicken at this stage. Simmer in moderate oven for 40 minutes.
4. 4.Then add sliced tomatoes, tomato soup and sliced mushrooms and bake until chicken is tender. Add a little extra water if necessary. Skim off all fat before serving.

Notes

• Handwritten variant of Chicken in Tomato. A typewritten version also appears in this collection (see chicken-in-tomato from the same scan). The handwritten version uses ½ cup oil (more than the typewritten), has a bayleaf (not in the typewritten ingredients), and slightly different quantities.
• 'Moderate oven' is conventionally 180°C (350°F) in South African recipes of this era.