Mmm… Canada Savory edition Maple glazed chicken and potatoes

I was cooking for both editions of Mmm…Canada nel cuore della notte as they say here in Italy.

Which just means that I did it late at night. 

You see I had to turn my oven on.  And since it has finally stopped raining here in the Bel Paese, we are in full on humid heat wave.

I was very tempted to chicken out and make more popsicles or some kind of salad, but I really wanted to eat this and I really felt strongly about expressing what Canadian cuisine is to me.

When I was in elemenary school, my all time favourite field trip was to the sugar bush to see how maple syrup was made, and for me maple syrup has always been the quintessential Canadian ingredient.

While growing up in an Italian household meant that we constantly referred to certain food items as Canadian or at any rate different from what was considered Italian, (Canadian coffee, English bread, etc.) I believe that Canadian food is whatever someone living in Canada eats/makes/grows or produces.

While there are certainly classics like poutine or tortiere, the influence of other cultures has certainly made an important mark on how Canadians eat.

So having said that I offer my contribution to Mmm…Canada the savory edition hosted by Jasmine over at Confessions of a Cardamom Addict.

Maple Glazed Chicken and Potatoes

Ingredients

6 pieces of chicken (3 thighs, 3 drumsticks)

100 gr flour

250 ml maple syrup

60 ml balsamic vinegar

15 ml soy sauce

5 gr paprika

salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste

1 onion, peeled and cut into large chunks

4 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped

butter

Mix the flour, paprika, salt, pepper and garlic powder in a pan or bowl.  Coat the pieces of chicken with the flour mixture.

Heat the butter in a large pan and brown the chicken on all sides.

In a saucepan heat the maple syrup, balsamic vinegar and soy sauce.

Put the potatoes, onions and chicken in a roasting pan and cover with the liquid mixture.  Cover and put in oven at 200°C for 1 hour, basting occassionaly.

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