Sherry Braised Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• Place chicken in a resealable plastic bag with flour, salt, and pepper. Seal bag and shake to coat. Remove chicken from bag, shaking off excess flour.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Brown chicken on each side for about 5 minutes, or until golden. Remove from skillet and set aside.
• In same skillet combine sherry, broth, garlic and a squeeze of lemon and bring to a boil. Return chicken to skillet, reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink inside.
• In the meantime, saute carrots and zucchini in a separate medium skillet until they are tender. Add to simmering chicken and sauce and heat through before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 5 minutes. Turn chicken; cook 5 minutes. Remove and reserve.
• Pour off all but 1 Tbl drippings. Cook chopped onion and garlic in drippings 6 minutes or until browned and tender, stirring occasionally. Add broth and sherry; bring to a boil. Blend soy sauce into cornstarch in cup until smooth. Stir into broth mixture. Return chicken to skillet; add mushrooms.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
• Serve chicken and sauce over noodles. Sprinkle with green onions. Garnish with pepper strips and green onions, if desired.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F Toss the chicken pieces in the seasoned flour. Next, heat the butter and oil together in a frying pan and, when really hot, fry the chicken pieces in two or three batches until well browned all over. Place the chicken in a flameproof casserole dish.
• Brown the shallots in the frying pan, stir in the garlic, then put them in the casserole. Now add the vinegar, bring it to the boil, add the stock, then pour over the chicken. Tuck in the bay leaves and thyme. Cover and cook for 35 mins, then add the grapes and cook in the oven for 15 minutes Now transfer the chicken pieces, shallots and grapes to a warmed serving dish.
• Place the casserole on the stove top, bring to the boil and whisk in the cornstarch, then boil rapidly for a couple of minutes until the sauce is lightly thickened. Pour the sauce over the chicken and serve immediately with boiled rice.

Steps:

• -Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 300 degrees. -Pat thighs dry with paper towels and season both sides of each with 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper. Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over high heat until just smoking. Add thighs and brown on both sides, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer thighs to large plate and pour off all but 2 teaspoons fat from skillet. -Return skillet to medium heat, add onion and ¼ teaspoon salt, and cook, stirring frequently, until just softened, about 3 minutes. Add 2 teaspoons garlic, bay leaf, and cinnamon and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add sherry and cook, scraping up any browned bits, until sherry starts to thicken, about 2 minutes. Stir in broth and tomatoes and bring to simmer. Return thighs to skillet, cover, transfer to oven, and cook until chicken registers 195 degrees, 45 to 50 minutes. Transfer thighs to serving platter, remove and discard skin, and cover loosely with aluminum foil to keep warm. While thighs cook, finely chop egg whites. -Discard bay leaf. Transfer ¾ cup chicken cooking liquid, egg yolks, almonds, saffron, and remaining garlic to blender jar. Process until smooth, about 2 minutes, scraping down jar as needed. Return almond mixture to skillet. Add 1 tablespoon parsley and lemon juice; bring to simmer over medium heat. Simmer, whisking frequently, until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. -Pour sauce over chicken,sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon parsley and egg whites, and serve.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat 1 tbsp of the olive oil in a large frying pan. Season the chicken, then brown on all sides. Remove the chicken, place it in a large baking dish, then set aside. Add the remaining oil, the onions and garlic to the pan, then season. Fry for 10 mins until golden. Stir in the cumin, sherry and lemon zest and juice. Bring to the boil, then add the almonds, dates and half the parsley.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken. Cover with foil, then roast for 1 hr until tender, taking the foil off after 15 mins. Spoon the liquid over the chicken a couple of times during roasting. Serve piled up on a large platter with the sauce poured over, the garlic cloves, remaining parsley and some extra lemon zest.