Chicken with Pastis – French Women Don't Get Fat

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup pastis
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 1 3-pound chicken, cut into 8 pieces
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 onions, peeled and sliced
• 4 tomatoes, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
• 2/3 cup black olives, pitted and chopped
• 1 cup basil, slivered