Chicken Provencal

This dish is often served with rice or slices of crusty bread, but soft polenta is also a good accompaniment. Nicoise olives are preferred; other olives are too potent.

8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 3 pounds), trimmed of excess skin and fat
Salt
1 Tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 small onion, chopped fine (about 2/3 cup)
6 medium garlic cloves, pressed through garlic press or minced (about 2 tablespoons)
1 anchovy fillet minced (about 1 teaspoon)
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
1 cup Round Barn Vineyard Tears
1 cup low-sodium canned chicken broth
1 can (14 ounces) diced tomatoes, drained
2 1/2 Tablespoons tomato paste
1 1/2 Tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano leaves
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon herbs de Provence (optional)
1 1/2 teaspoons grated zest from 1 lemon
1/2 cup nicoise olives, pitted
1 Tablespoon chopped fresh parsley 1eaves

1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position; heat oven to 300 degrees. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat until simmering but not smoking. Add 4 chicken thighs, skin-side down, and cook without moving them until skin is crisp and well browned, about 5 minutes. Using tongs, turn chicken pieces and brown on second side, about 5 minutes longer; transfer to large plate. Add remaining 4 chicken thighs to pot and repeat, then transfer to plate and set aside. Discard all but 1 tablespoon fat from pot.
   
   
2. Add onion to fat in Dutch oven and cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat until browned, about 4 minutes. Add garlic, anchovy, and cayenne; cook, stirring constantly until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add wine and scrape up browned bits from pan bottom with wooden spoon. Stir in chicken broth, tomatoes, tomato paste, thyme, oregano, bay leaf, and herb de Provence (if using). Remove and discard skin from chicken thighs, then submerge chicken in liquid and add accumulated chicken juices to pot. Increase heat to high, bring to simmer, cover then set pot in oven; cook until chicken offers no resistance when poked with tip of paring knife but still clings to bones, about 75 minutes.
   
   
3. Using slotted spoon, transfer chicken to serving platter and tent with foil. Discard bay leaf. Set Dutch oven over high heat, stir in teaspoon lemon zest, bring to boil, and cool stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened an reduced to 2 cups, about 5 minutes. Stir in olives and cook until heated through, about 1 minute. Meanwhile, mix remaining 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest with parsley. Spoon sauce over chicken, drizzle chicken with remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil, sprinkle with parsley mixture, and serve.