Braised Chicken Thighs with Sauerkraut

Name: Braised Chicken Thighs with Sauerkraut
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 slices bacon, cut crosswise into thin strips; 1 bay leaf; 1 carrot, chopped; 237 milliliters canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock; 8 chicken thighs (about 2 1/2 pounds in all); 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 0 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 10 juniper berries, lightly crushed; 1 onion, chopped; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 tart apple, such as Granny Smith, peeled, cored, and chopped

Need a gluten free, dairy free, and primal main course? Braised Chicken Thighs with Sauerkraut could be a tremendous recipe to try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 610 calories, 40g of protein, and 44g of fat each. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have chicken thighs, chicken broth, carrot, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large deep frying pan, cook the bacon over moderate heat until crisp.

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Bacon

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Remove with a slotted spoon and reserve.

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Slotted Spoon

Season the chicken thighs with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and the pepper and add to the pan in batches if necessary. Cook, turning, until browned, about 8 minutes.

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Chicken Thighs

Pepper

Salt

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Remove from the pan.

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Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat.

Add the onion, carrot, and apple to the pan. Cook over moderate heat, covered, for 5 minutes. Stir in the sauerkraut, bacon, broth, the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, the mustard, juniper berries, and bay leaf. Arrange the chicken in an even layer on top. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat, and cook, covered, until the chicken is just done, about 25 minutes.

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Juniper Berries

Sauerkraut

Bay Leaves

Whole Chicken

Mustard

Carrot

Apple

Bacon

Broth

Onion

Salt

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Remove the chicken from the pan and discard the bay leaf. If too much liquid remains in the pan, raise the heat to moderately high and cook until slightly thickened.

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Bay Leaves

Whole Chicken

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Serve the sauerkraut topped with the chicken.

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Sauerkraut

Whole Chicken

Wine Recommendation: For a white wine that will contrast nicely with the sauerkraut, look for a soft, full-flavored, and unoaked white. Gewrztraminer or pinot gris from Alsace in France are ideal choices.

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