4 pieces dark chicken (2 thighs, 2 drumsticks)

1 large brown onion (finely diced)

1 tbl sp dried oregano

1 tbl sp dried thyme

1 tbl sp all spice

1/2 tbl sp cinnamon

1 cup red wine

700gm passta

2 fresh bay leaves

6 whole garlic cloves (chopped in half)

Shit parmasen

Choice of pasta (I used hilopites)

Salt & oil

Begin with placing heavy pot on high heat with enough oil to give a layer. Once smoking with heat, safely brown your chicken pieces on skin side (around 4 minutes) until deeply charred. Remove and place to side.

Turn down heat to low and add onion and stir to help sweat. Sweat for 10 minutes, adding cold water if you need. Then add oregano, thyme, all spice and cinnamon and cook out for a minute. Add your red wine and turn heat to med-high. Cook your red wine until its almost all gone. Add passata in with around 200ml water. Add in garlic, bay leaves and your browned chicken. Season with salt to taste and bring to high boil.

Cook with lid on for 40 minutes covered and then 15 minutes uncovered, always with a gentle bubble (so low-medium heat). Once cooked, season with salt, spoon onto your pasta and finish with loads of shit parmesan.