In large skillet, warm olive oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, then add chilies and garlic cloves. Cook until chicken is golden-brown, about 3 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, olives, capers and half the fennel or mint until incorporated.
Deglaze pan with rosé. When liquid is almost evaporated, add 1 cup water. Cover pan, reduce heat to low and simmer 25 minutes.
Raise heat to medium. Add remaining fennel or mint. Cook, uncovered, until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes. If liquid dries, add just enough rosé to form thin layer. It should be moist, but not saucy.
Season with salt, to taste. Garnish with fennel fronds or mint leaves. Serve immediately alongside lemon wedges. Serves 4.
Cantine Ermes 2019 Vento di Mare Nerello Mascalese (Terre Siciliane). “Despite being based on chicken, this dish has a richness and complexity of flavors that make it suitable for a not-too-structured red like Nerello Mascalese,” says Clementi of this stainless steel-aged wine made from organic grapes grown in western Sicily. He recommends serving the wine with a slight chill, about 57°F. “This is an intense and fresh wine that goes well with typical Sicilian ingredients like tomatoes, capers, olives and herbs.”
