Name: Chicken in cider
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 large boneless chicken thighs; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 75 g butter; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 onions sliced; 4 tbsp plain flour; 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard; 2 dessert apples, peeled and sliced into batons; 110 g button mushrooms, sliced; 250 ml chicken stock; 300 ml cider; 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh sage; 250 ml double cream; 300 g cheddar cheese, grated

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Yields4 Servings

Prep Time10 minsCook Time35 minsTotal Time45 mins

8 large boneless chicken thighs

salt and freshly ground black pepper

75 g butter

3 tbsp olive oil

2 onions sliced

4 tbsp plain flour

2 tbsp wholegrain mustard

2 dessert apples, peeled and sliced into batons

110 g button mushrooms, sliced

250 ml chicken stock

300 ml cider

1 tbsp finely chopped fresh sage

250 ml double cream

300 g cheddar cheese, grated

Preheat the oven to 200C

Season the chicken with salt and black pepper.

Heat a large frying pan until smoking, then add half of the butter and oil. Fry the chicken in batches, skin-side down first, for 1-2 minutes on both sides until golden-brown

Put the chicken into a roasting tray and roast in the oven for 20minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through Cover with foil to Keep warm.

Heatthe grill to high.

Put the frying pan back on the heat and add the remaining butter and oil. Add the onions and cook for 4-5 minutes, or until soft but not coloured.

Stir in the flour and the mustard and cook for another couple of minutes.

Add the apples and mushrooms and cook for another minute, niw pour over the chicken stock.

Bring to the boil, add the cider and return to the boil.

Cook for 1-2 minutes, then lower the heat, add the sage and the cream. Simmer for a further 5 minutes,

Season to taste with salt and black pepper.

Pour the sauce over the chicken so that it is completely covered.

Sprinkle the cheddar cheese over the chicken and place under the grill for 4-5 minutes, or until the cheese is melted, coloured and bubbling.

Serve

CategoryChicken

Ingredients