Thursday, March 25, 2021

Dateline: March 24, 2021 Another Trip to a French Bistro - Cider Braised Chicken Thighs

I had chicken thighs that needed to be cooked, and as I unpacked them, I saw that they had their bones and skin! Ok this is going to be a twist on a sheetpan, but not in a sheetpan.  A casserole that can go in the oven at high heat is needed or a large lidded frying pan.

I used Cider Braised Chicken Thighs with Apples and Greens , by Lidey Heuck.  This is a FABULOUS recipe.  OMG I can't say enough how delicious this was.  I did make some tweaks, I didn't have apple cider, so I used hard apple cider which made the dish dryer and I used about 1 tsp of agave syrup to turn it toward the apple cider vein.  

This was not a difficult dish, but again, I napped, I have go to stop doing that, and was pushed for time.  The shallots melted down into lovely slurp-able shards.  I used black kale as the green and used a frozen baguette as suggested to sop up all the lovely juices. This is a keeper you must give it a try.


The chicken is gently fried skin down first and then after braising, is put in to broil to crisp up again.  Excellent touch, if I might say so.  The sauce was a lovely, tangy, mustardy melange that was absolutely bread worthy.

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