Porter Braised Chicken Thighs and Root Vegetables
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 489.2
- Total Fat: 16.4 g
- Cholesterol: 140.6 mg
- Sodium: 700.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 42.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 7.2 g
- Protein: 34.5 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Porter Braised Chicken Thighs and Root Vegetables calories by ingredient
Introduction
This is an adaptation from a Williams-Sonoma "New Flavors: Chicken" recipe. The original calls for a ridiculous amount of butter and uses potatoes. You can really use any root vegetables you have in or can fide, turnip, parsnip, swede, celeriac... go wild.If you do decide to use chicken breast rather than thighs, you'll need to add a bit of oil to brown them in, and I seriously wouldn't recommend it, as this is a dish that benefits from having chicken on the bone.
If your chicken thighs are large, it'll be about 1 thigh and a large amount of veggies each. If they're small everyone gets 2. This is an adaptation from a Williams-Sonoma "New Flavors: Chicken" recipe. The original calls for a ridiculous amount of butter and uses potatoes. You can really use any root vegetables you have in or can fide, turnip, parsnip, swede, celeriac... go wild.
If you do decide to use chicken breast rather than thighs, you'll need to add a bit of oil to brown them in, and I seriously wouldn't recommend it, as this is a dish that benefits from having chicken on the bone.
If your chicken thighs are large, it'll be about 1 thigh and a large amount of veggies each. If they're small everyone gets 2.
Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
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1.2 pounds (550 g) chicken thighs, with skin and bone
1 leek, roughly chopped
1 Carrot, chopped
1 Small Celeriac bulb (celery root), about 500 grams
1 Small Swede, about 550 grams
1 Pint (20 fluid oz) Porter or Stout (Guinness used for calorie calculation)
2 cups chicken stock
2 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
1.5 Tbsp Brown sugar (lightly packed)
2 tsp tomato paste
1 Tsp dried thyme
3 Tbsp butter, salted
1/4 cup flour
Directions
Serves 4
Cut the root vegetables into 1-inch chunks. I never bother peeling carrots for stews, but if you feel like it, go for it.
In a large cast iron pot or dutch oven, brown chicken thighs over medium heat, and turn once, cooking 2-3 minutes per side. Work in batches if necessary.
Remove the chicken and drain off most of the fat from cooking the chicken. Add the chopped leek and stir, cooking until translucent. Add the carrot, swede, and celeriac. Give it a good stir. Add the porter, chicken stock, mustard, tomato paste, sugar and thyme. Add the chicken back to the pot and submerge in the liquid. Bring to a simmer then lower the heat to medium-low and cover. Keep at a simmer for 30 minutes.
Mash together butter and flour to form a paste. Add 1-2 cups of the cooking liquid, to dissolve, then add back to the pot. Cook for a further 10 minutes. Taste for seasoning, then divide into four servings.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ALIE719.
Cut the root vegetables into 1-inch chunks. I never bother peeling carrots for stews, but if you feel like it, go for it.
In a large cast iron pot or dutch oven, brown chicken thighs over medium heat, and turn once, cooking 2-3 minutes per side. Work in batches if necessary.
Remove the chicken and drain off most of the fat from cooking the chicken. Add the chopped leek and stir, cooking until translucent. Add the carrot, swede, and celeriac. Give it a good stir. Add the porter, chicken stock, mustard, tomato paste, sugar and thyme. Add the chicken back to the pot and submerge in the liquid. Bring to a simmer then lower the heat to medium-low and cover. Keep at a simmer for 30 minutes.
Mash together butter and flour to form a paste. Add 1-2 cups of the cooking liquid, to dissolve, then add back to the pot. Cook for a further 10 minutes. Taste for seasoning, then divide into four servings.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ALIE719.