MY MOTHER’S CHICKEN AND POTATOES Recipe

Ingredients

• BASIC CHICKEN AND POTATOES
• 2 1⁄2 POUNDS CHICKEN LEGS OR ASSORTED PIECES (BONE IN)
• 1⁄2 CUP CANOLA OIL
• 1⁄2 TEASPOON SALT OR MORE TO TASTE, DIVIDED
• 1 POUND RED BLISS POTATOES, PREFERABLY NO BIGGER THAN 2 INCHES ACROSS
• 2 TABLESPOONS EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL OR MORE
• 2 MEDIUM ONIONS, PEELED AND QUARTERED LENGTHWISE
• 2 SHORT BRANCHES OF FRESH ROSEMARY WITH PLENTY OF NEEDLES
• MY SPECIAL TOUCHES - TRY EITHER OR BOTH
• 4 TO 6 OUNCES SLICED BACON (5 OR 6 SLICES)
• 1 OR 2 PICKLED CHERRY PEPPERS, SWEET OR HOT, OR NONE, OR MORE!—CUT IN HALF AND SEEDED (OPTIONAL)