Chicken Braised With Cider & Bacon
This delicious recipe combines tender chicken legs with smoky bacon, crisp vegetables, and a flavorful cider sauce that will leave you craving seconds. With a perfectly browned exterior and tender, juicy meat, this dish is sure to impress your family and friends. Enjoy the comforting aromas and rich flavors that fill your kitchen as you prepare this hearty meal.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- olive oil
- 4 chicken legs
- 4 rashers thick-cut smoked back bacon , chopped into lardons
- 1 onion , halved and sliced
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 450ml dry cider
- 1 heaped tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 small Savoy cabbage , shredded
- 25g butter
Instructions
- Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Heat the butter in a large casserole dish and brown the chicken slowly on all sides; this should take a good 10-15 mins. (Be patient, it will pay off later.) Take the chicken out of the dish, throw in the bacon and cook for 3-4 mins until starting to crisp, then add the onion, carrots and thyme and continue to cook for 4-5 mins until the vegetables soften. Stir the celery into the dish, then nestle the chicken amongst the veg, breast side down. Pour over the cider and stock, bring to a simmer, then roast the chicken uncovered for 1 hr.
- Turn the chicken the right way up and give it 30 mins more, by which point the legs should be coming away. Carefully lift the chicken from the dish. Check the seasoning of the vegetables and serve with the chicken.
Cook Time
50M
Prep Time
PT10M
Yield
Serves 4
Nutrition
- Calories: 679 calories
- Fat Content: 44 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 14 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 7 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 6 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 2 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 62 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 1.37 milligram of sodium
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