Braised Chicken with Mushrooms and Almonds

Name: Braised Chicken with Mushrooms and Almonds
Prep time: 2 h 25 min
Cook time: 2 h 25 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 bay leaves; 118 milliliters whole blanched almonds, toasted; 946 milliliters chicken stock; 8 chicken thighs; 6 servings Chopped chives, for garnish; 473 milliliters dry white wine; 4 cloves garlic, smashed; 2 garlic cloves, smashed; 227 grams haricots verts (baby string beans), stem ends removed; 6 servings Kosher salt; 907 grams assorted mushrooms, such as shiitake, oyster or cremini, cleaned and sliced; 6 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 2 larges onions, julienned; 227 grams pancetta, cut into 1/2-inch dice; 1 pinch Pinch crushed red pepper flakes; 1 bundle thyme

Braised Chicken with Mushrooms and Almonds is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal main course. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 42g of protein, 76g of fat, and a total of 985 calories. If you have bay leaves, chicken thighs, kosher salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 25 minutes.

Instructions

Coat a large, wide, deep pan with olive oil and bring to a high heat. Pat the chicken skin dry with paper towels and season generously with salt.

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Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

Salt

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Add chicken skin side down to the pan. You should hear a big sizzle as the thighs hit the pan. Do not try to move the chicken, the skin will stick itself to the bottom of the pan and will unstick itself when it is ready. If the pan is smoking excessively turn the burner down and continue to cook. When the skin is brown and crispy, turn the chicken over and brown it on the other side.

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Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

Remove the chicken from the pan and reserve.

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Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

Lower the heat if you have not already done so and ditch most of the excess fat.

Add the pancetta and brown. When the pancetta has started to get brown and crispy add the onions. Season with salt and crushed red pepper and sweat over medium heat for 7 to 8 minutes.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Pancetta

Onion

Salt

Add the garlic and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes.

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Garlic

Add the mushrooms, season with salt and saute for 3 to 4 minutes or until they release their juices.

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Mushrooms

Salt

Add the wine and reduce by half. Return the chicken to the pan.

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Whole Chicken

Wine

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Frying Pan

Add chicken stock to almost cover the chicken.

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Chicken Stock

Whole Chicken

Add the thyme and bay leaves. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer the chicken for 30 to 35 minutes.

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Bay Leaves

Whole Chicken

Thyme

Add more chicken stock, if needed.

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Chicken Stock

While the chicken is cooking puree the almonds in the food processor.

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Almonds

Whole Chicken

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Food Processor

Drizzle in a little olive oil while the machine is running to make this a loose paste. Season with salt and reserve.

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Olive Oil

Salt

Once the chicken has cooked for 30 to 35 minutes, remove it from the pan and reserve. Taste the sauce for seasoning and stir in the almond puree. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer to thicken the sauce, if needed. The almond puree will help to thicken the sauce and to make it very rich.

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Seasoning

Whole Chicken

Almonds

Sauce

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Frying Pan

Serve the chicken over

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Whole Chicken

Sauteed Haricots Verts or your favorite green vegetable. Spoon the mushroom almond sauce over and garnish with chopped chives.

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Haricots Verts

Vegetable

Mushrooms

Almonds

Chives

Sauce

Bring a large pot of well salted water to a boil. Set up a bowl of well salted ice water for shocking.

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Water

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Add the beans to the boiling water and cook until the beans are tender but still toothsome about 5 to 7 minutes.

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Beans

Water

Remove from the boiling water and place immediately into the salted ice water. Once the beans are cool, remove them from the water and set aside until ready to use.

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Water

Beans

Coat a large saute pan with olive oil.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the garlic and the crushed red pepper and bring to a medium-high heat. When the garlic has become golden and very aromatic, remove it and discard. It has fulfilled its garlic destiny.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Garlic

Add the beans to the pan and saute until they are hot and coated with oil. Season with salt and serve right away.

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Beans

Salt

Cooking Oil