Chicken with Shallots, Prunes, and Armagnac

Name: Chicken with Shallots, Prunes, and Armagnac
Prep time: 35 minutes
Total time: 55 minutes
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 1 cup large pitted prunes (about 20); 2/3 cup Armagnac or other brandy, divided; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 4-pound cut-up free-range chicken; 12 large shallots, peeled; 1 1/4 cups organic chicken broth; 3 large fresh thyme sprigs plus 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme; 1 teaspoon Sherry wine vinegar

By The Bon Appétit Test KitchenPhotography by Lisa Hubbard

April 6, 2008

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