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Chicken alla Vendemia
Recipe courtesy Michael Chiarello

Ingredients
4 bone-in chicken breast halves
Gray salt
2 tablespoons Fennel Spice Rub, recipe follows, or fennel seeds, toasted and
ground
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/3 cup sliced shallots
1 tablespoon freshly chopped rosemary leaves, plus sprigs for garnish
2 cups grape juice
2 cups chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth
1 cup halved seedless red grapes

Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Season the chicken with gray salt and fennel spice, pressing the spice into the
chicken breasts.

In a deep-sided oven-proof skillet, heat the olive oil. Add the chicken, skin side
down, and saute for 3 minutes to brown. Place the pan in the oven, uncovered, for
10 minutes.

Remove from the oven and turn the chicken over and place skin side up on a baking
sheet. Return chicken to the oven until cooked through, about 15 to 20 minutes.
Remove the pieces to a platter.

Using the same pan used for the chicken, add the shallot to the fat in the pan.
Add salt and pepper, cook for 2 minutes. Add the chopped rosemary and let sweat
for 1 minute, then add the grape juice. Reduce by half and add the chicken stock.
Reduce the sauce by half again, for about 1 cup of sauce. Add the grapes and cook
just to heat through, about 1 minute.

Spoon the grapes and sauce over the chicken and garnish with sprigs of fresh
rosemary.

Fennel Spice Rub:
1 cup fennel seeds
3 tablespoons coriander seeds
2 tablespoons white peppercorns

3 tablespoons kosher salt

Put the fennel seeds, coriander seeds, and peppercorns in a heavy pan over medium
heat. Watch carfelly, tossing frequently so the seeds toast evenly. When light
brown and fragrant, pour the seeds onto a plate to cool. They must be cool before
grinding, or they will gum up the blades.

Pour the seeds into a blender or spice grinder and add the salt. Blend to a fine
powder, shaking the blender/grinder occasionally to redistribute the seeds. Store
in a tightly sealed glass jar in a cool, dry place, or freeze.

Yield: 1 1/4 cups