Basque Braised Chicken with Peppers (Chicken Basquaise) - Your Local Advertiser

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 small fresh chorizo sausages
• 4 skin-on (boneless chicken breasts (about 8 oz. each), halved crosswise)
• Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
• 6 sprigs thyme
• 2 large garlic cloves (lightly crushed)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 medium yellow onion (halved and thinly sliced (2 cups))
• 1 shallot (halved lengthwise and thinly sliced (1/3 cup))
• 1 medium tomato (finely chopped(3/4 cup))
• 2 tbsp. tomato paste
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 1/2 cups dry white wine
• 10 jarred piquillo peppers (drained and halved lengthwise)
• 12 boiled small new potatoes (1 1/2 lb.)
• 1/4 cup green apple (finely diced, for garnish)
• 2 tbsp. finely chopped Italian parsley (for garnish)
• 2 tsp. piment d'Espelette or paprika