How to Make Braised Chicken in Apple Cider

Oven Temperature: 350ºF Cooking Time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 1 Chicken 1/2 cup Flour 2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil 1 Tbsp Butter 1/2 Onion, small diced 3 Carrots, small diced 1 Celery, small diced 10 oz Apple Cider 2 oz Apple Cider Vinegar 1 Bay Leaf 2 sprig Fresh Thyme 1 cup Chicken Stock Directions: 1. Cut chicken into 8-10 pieces, bones removed but skin on. 2. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and then dredge in the flour. 3. Heat medium sauteuse and add the oil and butter. 4. Brown chicken and set aside. 5. Add onion, carrots and celery and sauté until lightly browned. 6. Deglaze pan with cider and vinegar. 7. Return chicken and add bay leaf, thyme and stock. Lower to a simmer and place in oven. 8. Cook 20-30 minutes at 350ºF until cooked through. 9. Remove chicken and set aside but keep warm. 10. Reduce sauce until Nappé. Degrease the sauce if necessary and adjust seasonings and serve with warm chicken and risotto. Enjoy! Music: Acid Jazz, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/