Chicken Braised In White Wine Recipes

BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS IN WHITE WINE

Steps:

• In a 12-inch skillet with a tight-fitting lid, arrange thighs, bone side up; season with salt and pepper. Add garlic, wine, and thyme.
• Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer. Cover and cook, 30 minutes.
• Turn chicken over. Place a lemon slice on each piece; cover and continue simmering until tender, about 15 minutes.
• Leaving garlic and liquid in skillet, transfer chicken and lemon slices to a platter. Cover tightly with foil to keep warm.
• Bring liquid in skillet to a boil; cook until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 5 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat. Add butter, parsley, and lemon juice; stir until butter has softened and sauce is smooth.
• Season with salt and pepper. Serve chicken with sauce.

CHICKEN BRAISED IN MUSTARD AND WHITE WINE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 375°. Heat oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Brown both sides of chicken, flipping once, about 10 minutes; cook in batches to avoid crowding the pan or it will not brown well. Transfer chicken to a plate and set aside. Add the shallots and garlic to pan, cook, stirring occasionally, until shallots are golden, 3-5 minutes. Add the wine, stock, mustard, and thyme, and bring to a boil. Return the chicken to the pan with any juices, cover with a lid, and transfer to the oven. Bake until chicken is cooked through, about 45 minutes, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh reads 165°. Alternatively, you can cook it on the stovetop over a very low heat (a bare simmer).
• 2. Transfer chicken to a serving platter and keep warm. Return saucepan to stove; bring to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until reduced by half, 8­-10 minutes. Spoon sauce over chicken; garnish with tarragon.

CHICKEN THIGHS BRAISED IN WHITE WINE

Steps:

• In a 12-inch skillet with a tight-fitting lid, arrange thighs, bone side up; season with salt and pepper. Add garlic, wine, and thyme. Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer. Cover and cook, 30 minutes.
• Turn chicken over. Place a lemon slice on each piece; cover and continue simmering until tender, about 15 minutes. Leaving garlic and liquid in skillet, transfer chicken and lemon slices to a platter. Cover tightly with foil to keep warm.
• Bring liquid in skillet to a boil; cook until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat. Add butter, parsley, and lemon juice; stir until butter has softened and sauce is smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Serve chicken with sauce and, if desired, rice.

CHICKEN BRAISED IN WHITE WINE

Steps:

• 1. Cook bacon until crisp. Drain. Reserve drippings .
• 2. Season chicken with 1/2 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper. Cook chicken 3 to 4 minutes per side or until golden brown.
• 3. Remove chicken from pan. Set aside. Add 2 Tablespoons reserved drippings to pan and add potatoes, carrots, onions, mushrooms and garlic and celery to pan and cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 4. Add 2 cups of chicken stock, wine, thyme and reserved crumbled bacon to pan. Return chicken to pan. Cover and simmer 1 hour or until potatoes are tender. This can be roasted in oven at 350 degrees if desired.
• 5. Meanwhile, whisk together flour and remaining 1/4 cup stock in small mixing bowl. Remove pan from heat, remove lid, set chicken aside, return pan with vegetables to stovetop. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Stir in flour mixture, remaining 1 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Simmer 5 to 6 minutes or until thickened.
• 6. Serve chicken with sauce and vegetables.

BRAISED CHICKEN WITH GARLIC AND WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Trim excess fat off chicken. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Lightly smash garlic cloves just to flatten slightly, leaving peel attached and cloves as whole as possible.
• Heat 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Working in 2 batches, add chicken and cook until brown on all sides, about 12 minutes per batch. Transfer chicken to plate. Add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and garlic to pot. Stir until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Add wine and thyme; bring to boil. Return chicken to pot. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer until chicken is cooked through, moving chicken pieces from top to bottom every 5 minutes (sauce will not cover chicken), about 20 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Transfer chicken to platter. Spoon garlic cloves around chicken and drizzle sauce over.

BRAISED CHICKEN IN ROSEMARY WHITE WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Season chicken pieces lightly.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken and cook until light brown, about 5 minutes per side.
• Transfer chicken to bowl with slotted spoon.
• Add onion, livers, bacon and spices and saute until onion is tender, about 10 minutes.
• Mix in wine and tomato paste.
• Add broth and bring to the boil, scraping up any browned bits.
• Return chicken and any juices to skillet, turning chicken to coat with sauce.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer until breasts are cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer chicken breasts to bowl.
• Cover and simmer remaining chicken about 15 minutes longer.
• Transfer pieces to bowl.
• Boil down liquid remaining in pot until thickened to sauce consistency, adding any juices in bowl, about 20 minutes.
• Strain sauce through fine sieve.
• Degrease.
• Return sauce and chicken to skillet (can be prepared 1 day ahead to this point. Reheat gently over low heat.) Serve with polenta poured into center of large serving platter.
• Place chicken pieces around and spoon sauce over all.