Chicken a la Cacciatora

Chicken a la Cacciatora  - 10 Portions:

Ingredients:
3.5 kg. of chicken (Thigh & Legs)
100 ml. of olive oil
200 gm. of all purpose flour
salt-pepper
150 gm. of green pepper, wedges
300 gm. of onions, wedges
50 gm. of celerey, wedges
50 gm of carrots, very fine diced
25 gm. of garlic, chopped
125 gm. of tomato puree
50 gm. of ketch up
100 ml. of semi sweet wine
50 gm. of tomato paste
3-4 bay leaves
1/3rd tea spoon of cumun, ground
1/3rd tea spoon of smoked/regular paprika
50 ml. of chicken stock/water
3-4 basil leaves, (Fresh)(Chopped)

Method:
Dredge those chicken with flour, and shake off the extra flour from the chicken. Start saute those chicken in a saute pan with oil. Cook on high heat just to give them a nice golden colour. Take off those cooked chicken from the pan. Add the onion, pepper, celery, carrot and garlic in the pan. Sweat on a medium heat, till they are cooked, but still a bit crunchy! Add the wine, tomatoes, tomato paste and other herbs/spices in it. Start simmering them for about 6-7 min. Then pour the sauce on the chicken, continue cooking on a medium heat. Cover it up with a lid. And finish it up in the oven @ 300 degrees F for about 30 min. or still it's cooked. When it's cooked take all the chicken off the pan and transfer it to a hotel tray/pan. Take all the extra fat/grease off the pan. Cook the sauce for 3-4 more min. till it's nice and thick. Finish it up with      salt-pepper and pout it on the chicken and serve hot with some mashed potatoes or rice.