Sweet-and-Sour Chicken

Name: Sweet-and-Sour Chicken
Prep time: 27 min
Cook time: 27 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters unfiltered apple cider; 118 milliliters apple cider vinegar; 2 kilograms chicken, cut into 8 pieces; 1 Tbsp fresh thyme; 79 milliliters golden raisins; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 454 grams shallots, halved; 1 Tbsp tomato paste; 2 Tbsps cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes

Sweet-and-Sour Chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 77g of protein, 73g of fat, and a total of 1108 calories. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 27 minutes. Head to the store and pick up unfiltered apple cider, shallots, thyme, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the golden raisins you could follow this main course with the Apple Crumble with Golden Raisins as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and primal diet.

Instructions

Position a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees.

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Pat the chicken dry and season with salt and pepper. Dust the skin side with flour.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

All Purpose Flour

Place a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and heat until shimmering.

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Olive Oil

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Add the chicken, skin-side down, and cook until the skin is golden, about 5 minutes. Turn the pieces and pour off the excess fat. Tuck the shallots under and around the chicken and cook until just golden, about 2 more minutes.

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Shallot

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Push the chicken aside, then stir in the tomato paste and thyme and cook until the paste darkens, about 30 seconds.

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Tomato Paste

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Thyme

Add the vinegar, apple cider and raisins, bring to a boil and simmer 1 minute.

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Apple Cider

Raisins

Vinegar

Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast the chicken until just cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

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Transfer the chicken, skin-side up, to a heatproof serving dish and return to the oven (turn the oven off). Bring the sauce left in the pan to a boil and reduce by half, 3 to 4 minutes. Lower the heat and whisk in the butter. Spoon the sauce over the chicken.

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Butter