Braised Chicken with Tomatillos and Jalapenos

Name: Braised Chicken with Tomatillos and Jalapenos
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 chicken legs; 473 milliliters chicken stock; 4 chicken thighs, trimmed of excess fat and skin; 59 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro, plus 3 more leaves for garnish; 3 cloves garlic, smashed and finely chopped; 2 jalapenos; 6 servings Kosher salt; 2 limes, zested and juiced; 6 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 1 large Spanish onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice; 118 milliliters sour cream; 6 tomatillos, husked

Need a gluten free, primal, and דל פחמימות, main course? Braised Chicken with Tomatillos and Jalapenos could be a spectacular recipe to try. One serving contains 574 calories, 30g of protein, and 45g of fat. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of olive oil, chicken stock, chicken thighs, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the lime zest you could follow this main course with the Orange Marmalade Cookies with Orange Zest Icing as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Slow Cooked Chicken With Tomatillos, Potatoes, Jalapenos and Fre, Braised Chicken with Tomatillos, and Braised Pork with Tomatillos.

Instructions

For the chicken: Preheat the grill.

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Whole Chicken

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Grill

Place the tomatillos and jalapenos on the grill and cook until the skins char and blister, 10 to 12 minutes.

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Tomatillos

Jalapeno Pepper

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Grill

Remove the tomatillos and jalapenos from the grill and let cool.

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Tomatillos

Jalapeno Pepper

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Grill

Coat a large, wide straight-sided saute pan with olive oil and bring to medium-high heat.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle the chicken generously with salt.

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Whole Chicken

Salt

Add the chicken legs and thighs, skin-side down, to the hot pan. Brown the chicken well on all sides.

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Chicken Leg

Whole Chicken

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Remove from the pan and reserve.

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Ditch the excess fat from the pan and add a few drops of new oil.

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Cooking Oil

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Add the onions, season with salt and cook until the onions are very soft and aromatic, 7 to 8 minutes.

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Onion

Salt

While the onions are cooking, coarsely chop the tomatillos and reserve. Chop the jalapenos into 1/4-inch dice and reserve with the tomatillos. If you want to tone down the heat, remove the seeds from the jalapenos before chopping.

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Tomatillos

Jalapeno Pepper

Onion

Seeds

Add the garlic to the pan with the onions and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

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Frying Pan

Add the reserved tomatillos and jalapenos. Stir to combine and add the chicken stock, lime juice and zest. Taste and season with salt if needed (it probably will).

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Chicken Stock