Braised Chicken with Apples and Sage

Name: Braised Chicken with Apples and Sage
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 apples (preferably Gala; 3/4 lb total), peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges; 1 teaspoons black pepper; 1 Tbsp packed brown sugar; 8 chicken thighs with skin and bones (3 lb); 1 teaspoon cider vinegar; 1 teaspoons chopped fresh sage; 158 milliliters reduced-sodium chicken broth; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters chopped shallots (2 to 3); 1 Tbsp unsalted butter

Braised Chicken with Apples and Sage might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 618 calories, 38g of protein, and 44g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, pepper, sage, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 50 minutes.

Instructions

Pat chicken dry and sprinkle all over with salt and pepper.

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Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown chicken well, starting with skin sides down and turning over once, 10 to 12 minutes total.

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Cooking Oil

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Transfer chicken to a plate and pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet.

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Add butter, brown sugar, apples, and shallots to fat in skillet and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until apples are browned, about 5 minutes.

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Add broth, vinegar, and sage and deglaze skillet by boiling, stirring and scraping up any brown bits, 1 minute. Return chicken, skin sides up, to skillet along with any juices accumulated on plate. Reduce heat and simmer, loosely covered with foil, until chicken is cooked through and sauce is slightly reduced, 20 to 25 minutes.

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