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Recipes

Apple Cider Braised Chicken

Serves: 4

Ingr

edients:

(A good accompaniment with this dish is mashed sweet

potatoes or yams.)

2-2

lbs. chicken, quartered

1 cup flour, seasoned with salt and pepper

3 tbsp. butter, more if needed

1 cup onions, large diced

cup carrots, large diced

cup celery, large diced

1 clove garlic (more if desired), minced

cup turnips, diced

1 cup apple cider

1 cup white stock

1 tsp. dried thyme or 2 tsp. chopped fresh

1 tsp. fresh parsley, chopped

2 bay leaves

tsp. rosemary leaves

salt and pepper to taste

2 tbsp. cornstarch in 2 tbsp. water

Method:

1. Set unit to 300°F. Dredge chicken pieces in seasoned flour.

2. Put butter in skillet and heat. Saute chicken pieces in

batches until browned. If necessary, raise temperature to

375°F. Set browned chicken aside.

3. Add onions, carrots, celery, turnip and garlic to skillet and

cook until soft and lightly browned. Add more butter if

needed. Return chicken to the skillet. Add remaining

ingredients except for cornstarch. Cover with the lid. Lower

temperature to 300°F. Simmer until chicken is tender (30-45

minutes). Remove the chicken.

4. Strain sauce if desired. Some prefer to serve the sauce

mixture, vegetables and all. Thicken the sauce by adding the

slurry (cornstarch and water mixture). The mixture should

quickly thicken once boiling is achieved. Add salt and

pepper to taste.

5. Turn the unit off. Serve the chicken with the sauce.