Beer Braised Chicken

Name: Beer Braised Chicken
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps apple cider vinegar; 3 slices thick cut applewood bacon; 1 bottle dark beer; 1 fennel bulb, trimmed cored and thinly sliced; 6 servings Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper; 1 whole chicken, quartered

Need a gluten free, dairy free, and דל פחמימות, main course? Beer Braised Chicken could be a spectacular recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains about 22g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 305 calories. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes. Father's Day will be even more special with this recipe. If you have fennel bulb, chicken, beer, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the apple cider vinegar you could follow this main course with the eggless plum cake , how to make plum cake as a dessert.

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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

In a Dutch oven, cook the bacon until nice and crispy.

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Bacon

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Dutch Oven

Remove the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain and crumble when cooled.

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Bacon

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Paper Towels

Pat the chicken dry and season on all sides with salt and pepper. Sear the chicken on all sides in the pan with the rendered bacon fat, until the outside is brown and crispy.

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Salt And Pepper

Bacon Drippings

Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

Remove the chicken to a plate and add the fennel to the pan. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and saute until caramelized and tender, about 10 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

Fennel

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Add a little water if the fennel starts to burn.

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Fennel

Water

Pour in the beer and bring it to a simmer. Nestle the chicken and all resting juices, breast side down, in the fennel and beer. Cover and transfer the pan to the oven. Roast for 35 to 45 minutes, flipping the chicken over after 20 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Fennel

Beer

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Oven

Frying Pan

Remove the pan from the oven and put over low heat.

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Remove the chicken pieces to a warmed serving platter.

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Chicken Pieces

Add the vinegar to the sauce and simmer to reduce to a thicker consistency, about 5 minutes.

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Vinegar

Sauce

Pour the sauce over the chicken pieces, top with crumbled bacon and serve immediately. If you want a smoother sauce, just strain the sauce after it has reduced.

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Chicken Pieces

Real Bacon Pieces