Chicken & Shallot Agrodolce - Cuisine Magazine - From New Zealand to the World

Ingredients

• 4 chicken Marylands (or use 1kg chicken drums) or 1 spatchcocked chicken
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 8 shallots, peeled and halved, root left on but trimmed
• 125ml white wine
• 2 bay leaves
• ¼ cup red or white wine vinegar, plus a little extra at the end if required
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 125ml chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons capers
• 2 tablespoons toasted pinenuts
• soft polenta, to serve
• watercress or rocket leaves, to serve
• SOFT POLENTA
• 500ml milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup instant polenta
• 25g butter
• 25g parmesan