Beer And Onion Braised Chicken Carbonnade Recipes

GARLICKLY ONION AND BEER BRAISED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Chicken -- Add the buttermilk and cayenne to a large baggie and toss in the chicken. Let marinade over night or just for the day. Bring the chicken to room temperature.
• Dredge -- Mix the flour with plenty of salt and pepper and transfer to a pie plate or small pan and dredge the chicken in the flour mixture. Make sure to shake off any excess buttermilk. Set off to the side on a small plate or baking rack. You want the chicken to set 10-15 minutes to dry off a bit before you saute it.
• Saute -- Add the olive oil, enough to cover the bottom of the pan and bring to medium high heat. Saute the chicken on each side until golden brown. Once the chicken is nice and brown, remove to a plate lined with a paper towel.
• Then to the same pan, add in the onion and cook on medium heat just a couple of minutes. Then add in the garlic and stir well. You don't want the garlic to burn.
• Sauce -- Deglaze the pan with the beer scraping up all the bits. Then add in the chicken broth, bay leaf and thyme and reduce to medium low heat and cook for 5 minutes. Check for any seasoning, remember that the chicken is seasoned and you can always re-season later. Then add the chicken back in and make sure there is enough liquid. You can add a bit more chicken broth if necessary. Cover and cook about 30-40 minutes until every thing is tender and the chicken is almost falling apart.
• Finish -- Remove the chicken, thyme sprigs and bay leaf, but leave the onions and reduce the sauce on medium heat for 5 minutes uncovered. Add in a slurry of 1 teaspoon corn starch and water to slightly thicken the sauce. You may need a bit more, but it is hard to say depending on how much liquid remains. Thicken to a nice gravy consistency.
• Add in the parsley and once again check again for seasoning (salt and pepper) and then serve.
• Serve -- Mashed potatoes or rice is perfect and sauteed spinach are my favorites. The gravy is wonderful over the chicken and spuds. ENJOY!
• NOTE: Time does not include marinating.

BEER- AND ONION-BRAISED CHICKEN CARBONNADE

Steps:

• Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper, and allspice. Add chicken to the skillet and saute until brown, about 4 minutes per side; transfer to a plate.
• Add onions and 2 tsp brown sugar to skillet; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover and saute until deep golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Mix in bay leaves, mustard, and remaining 1 tsp sugar. Add chicken, skin side down, then beer, broth, and 1 tsp vinegar. Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to medium. Simmer, covered, 10 minutes.
• Uncover skillet and simmer until chicken is cooked through and sauce thickens, turning chicken occasionally, about 20 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper and more vinegar, if desired.
• Serve over egg noodles.

BEER-BRAISED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and dredge in flour, shaking off the excess. Add the olive oil to the drippings in the pot. Add the chicken in batches and cook over medium-high heat until golden on the bottom, 6 to 7 minutes, then flip and sear the other side, about 1 minute.
• Add the beer, onions, potatoes, mustard, sugar, thyme and 1 cup water to the pot and stir, making sure the chicken is fully submerged. Simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes. Discard the thyme and stir in the bacon and parsley.

BEER BRAISED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until very hot.
• Add chicken pieces and cook until browned on all sides. Transfer chicken to a large plate, using a slotted spoon.
• Add onions to skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly browned. Transfer onions to plate with chicken, using a slotted spoon.
• Stir flour into drippings in the skillet until blended. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until flour is dark brown.
• Gradually stir in beer, and cook until sauce boils and thickens slightly, stirring constantly.
• Stir in bay leaf, brown sugar, salt, thyme, and pepper.
• Return chicken and onions to skillet; heat to boiling over high heat.
• Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until chicken is fork-tender.
• Skim fat from sauce in skillet. Discard bay leaf. Stir in wine vinegar.