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Chicken Normandy

Chicken Normandy
Chicken Normandy might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 23g of protein, 43g of fat, and a total of 672 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes. Head to the store and pick up salt, cooking apples, chicken legs, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

1
Sprinkle chicken with salt: 
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Sprinkle salt over the chicken pieces and let sit for 20 minutes at room temperature while you prep the other ingredients and sauté the apples in the next step.
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Sauté apple slices: Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
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Heat 2 Tbsp of the butter in a large, oven-proof sauté pan over medium heat.
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Add the apple slices and sauté until they turn a little brown around the edges, turning occasionally.
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Sprinkle the apple slices with a little salt.
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Remove from pan and aside on paper towels to drain.
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Dredge chicken in flour, brown in pan: Dredge the chicken in flour and place the pieces in the sauté pan, skin side down.
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Add the remaining 2 Tbsp of butter.
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Fry until golden, about 3-5 minutes on medium to medium-high heat on each side.
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Remove from pan and set aside.
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Add the onions and increase the heat to medium-high.
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Spread the onion slices out in an even layer to cover the pan. As the onions cook they will release moisture that will help deglaze the pan of the browned bits from the chicken.
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Sauté the onions, stirring occasionally, until they just being to brown, about 5-8 minutes.
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Deglaze pan with brandy: 
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Add the brandy to the pan. Using a wooden spoon, scrape any remaining browned bits off the bottom of the pan.
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Let the brandy boil until it has reduced by about half.
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Add the apple cider and bring it to a boil. 
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Sprinkle in the thyme.
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Add just a pinch of salt to the cider.
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Place chicken on onions, and roast in oven: Arrange the chicken legs in the pan so the skin faces up and is not submerged by the cider-brandy mixture.
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6
Place in the oven and cook at 375°F (190°C), uncovered, for 30 minutes.
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Remove the pan from the oven. (Watch out for the hot handle! I like to run an ice cube over the handle as soon as I remove the pan, to help bring the handle temp down quickly and prevent a bad burn if I forget the handle is hot.)
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Remove the chicken pieces from the pan and set aside.
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Place the pan back on a stovetop burner on high heat.
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Add the apples and boil down the sauce by half.
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Add cream, salt, pepper: When the sauce reduces to the point where it's a little syrupy, add the cream and turn down the heat. Taste for salt and add some if needed.
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6
To serve, spoon some apples and onions on the plate, top with sauce and a piece of chicken.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 40 m.
Servings4
Health Score5
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