{{ :recipes:cider_20baked_20chicken-32.jpg?direct&200|}} ====== Apple Cider Chicken ====== /* Description */ For super-crisp skin on our Apple Cider Chicken, we cooked the chicken in a skillet, skin side down, until it was a deep, chestnut brown. Although we generally recommend a “low and slow" technique for braising chicken in the oven, in this case, cooking in an unusually hot oven for a shorter time kept the skin exceptionally crisp. Apple cider alone was simply not potent enough to impart the strong apple flavor we wanted for our Apple Cider Chicken recipe. Fresh apples, apple brandy, and cider vinegar infused the chicken with apple goodness right down to the bone. For the sauce, Granny Smith apples were too sour, and several other varieties we tested turned to mush when cooked. In the end, we found Golden Delicious, Cortland, or Jonagold apples worked best. {(rater>id=100|name=Apple Cider Chicken|type=rate|headline=off)} |**Preheat:** 450°|**Yield:** 4 servings|| |**Prep:** 0:10|**Wait:** 0:00|**Cook:** 0:30| ====== Ingredients ====== * 3 lbs bone-in chicken pieces (split breasts halved crosswise, legs separated into thighs and drumsticks) * Salt and pepper * 2 tsp vegetable oil * 1 onion, chopped fine * 2 garlic cloves, minced * 2 tsp minced fresh thyme * 2 tsp all-purpose flour * 1 large Golden Delicious apple, peeled, cored, cut into 3/4in pieces * 1 C apple cider * 1 tsp cider vinegar ====== Directions ====== - Preheat oven 450. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in 12in oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Cook chicken skin side down until well browned, about 10 min. Flip and brown on second side, about 5 minutes. Transfer to plate. - Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet. Add onion and cook until softened, about 5 min. Stir in garlic, thyme, and flour and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant and flour is absorbed, about 1 min. Add apple, and apple cider. Bring to a boil. - Nestle chicken skin side up into sauce and roast in oven until breasts register 160 degrees and thighs register 175 degrees, about 10 min. Transfer chicken to platter. Stir vinegar into sauce and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve, passing sauce at table. ====== Notes ====== Either white or dark meat (or a combination) will work. To ensure even cooking, halve breasts crosswise and separate leg quarters into thighs and drumsticks before cooking. Plain brandy, cognac, or Calvados (a French apple brandy) can be used in place of the apple brandy. /* Nutrition block - remove the slash-asterisk and asterisk-slash from just above and below the following block */ /* ====== Nutrition ====== |Calories (kcal): ||Fat Calories (kcal): |Cholesterol (mg): | |Fat (g): |Saturated Fat (g): |Mono Fat (g): |Poly Fat (g): | |Protein (g): |Carbohydrates (g): |Sodium (mg): |Fiber (g): | */ {{tag>Recipes MainDish/Poultry American AmericasTestKitchen/CooksCountry }} /* Recipe Tags - Copy and paste tags from the list below to the tag list in the above line, replacing the "TagsNeeded" tag and separated by spaces. */ /* ---Recipe Types--- Appetizer Beverage Beverage/Cocktail Bread Bread/Muffin Bread/Quickbread Brines-Marinades-Rubs Breakfast Casserole Canning-Freezing Condiment CrockPot Dessert/Bar-Brownie Dessert/Cake Dessert/Cake/Frosting Dessert/Candy-Chocolate Dessert/Crisp-Buckle Dessert/Cookie Dessert/Custard-Curd Dessert/IceCream Dessert/IceCream/Topping Dessert/Pie Dip-Spread Entertaining Grilling-BBQ Holiday Kid-Friendly MainDish MainDish/Beef MainDish/Poultry American AmericasTestKitchen/CooksCountry MainDish/Pork MainDish/Seafood Pasta Pizza Roast Salad Salad/Dressing Sandwich Seasoning Side Snack Soup Stew-Braise Stir-Fry Vegetarian ---Recipe Cuisines--- American AmericasTestKitchen/CooksCountry American/Cajun-Creole American/Southern American/TexMex Asian Asian/Chinese Asian/Indian Asian/Japanese Asian/Korean Asian/Thai Asian/Vietnamese European European/Belgian European/Czech European/Dutch European/English European/French European/German European/Greek European/Polish European/Irish European/Italian European/Portuguese European/Russian European/Scandinavian European/Spanish European/Swiss Latin Latin/Brazilian Latin/Mexican MiddleEastern MiddleEastern/Ethiopian MiddleEastern/Jewish MiddleEastern/Lebanese ---Recipe Sources--- 365Recipes 365Recipes/Grilling 365Recipes/Chicken 365Recipes/Pasta AmericasTestKitchen AmericasTestKitchen/CooksCountry AmericasTestKitchen/CooksIllustrated BetterHomesGarden Bon Appetit Chowhound FineCooking FoodWine GoodEats Gourmet HDawson AMarcos DMarcos JMarcos KMarcos JPhalen ---Recipe Ratings--- 5★ 4★ 3★ 2★ 1★ No★ ---Recipe Alerts--- RecipeNeeded RecipeIncomplete RecipeWrong RecipeFails TagsNeeded */ ~~DISCUSSION~~