Chicken Cacciatore – m. c. de marco

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, sliced thin
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3-4 lbs chicken pieces
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ½ c oil-cured black olives
• 2 large tomatoes, coarsely chopped OR about ¼ c tomato paste diluted in water
• 1 T chopped fresh sage or 1 tsp dried, optional
• 1 T chopped fresh rosemary or 1 tsp dried, optional
• 1 T chopped fresh basil or 1 tsp dried, optional
• ½ c dry red wine