German Peasant Style Chicken Recipes

GERMAN PEASANT STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Wash and dry the chicken pieces. Beat the egg, 1 1/2 t salt and 1/4 t pepper. Dip chicken in mixture, then roll in the bread crumbs mixed with the cheese. Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a skillet, and sauté the chicken until browned and tender. Transfer to a baking pan and place in a 350 oven while preparing the sauce.
• Melt the remaining butter in the skillet in which the chicken was cooked. Sauté the mushrooms 5 minutes. Blend in the flour, dash of salt and pepper. Gradually add the milk stirring steadily until it reaches the boiling point. Mix in the wine and cook over low heat 5 minutes. Arrange the chicken on a hot serving dish ad pour sauce over it.

OKTOBERFEST ROAST CHICKEN - WIESN HENDL

Steps:

• With a paper towel tab the chicken dry.
• Preheat the oven to 390°F.
• Rub the chicken intensly with salt - inside and outside.
• Wash the parsley and fill the chicken with it.
• Melt the butter in a pot. Use 1 tbsp. of butter to fill into the chicken.
• Roast the chicken for about 20 minutes at 390°F, then increase the temperature to 450°F and cook until the meat is fully cooked.
• Brown the butter and during the roasting brush the butter on the chicken every 15 minutes.
• Cut the chicken in halfes and serve each half with a pretzel - Oktoberfest style!

PEASANT-STYLE POT ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160 degrees centigrade.
• You'll need a large lidded pot (big enough to hold a whole chicken).
• Start by putting a little olive oil in the bottom of the pot. Then line the bottom with the bread slices. Sprinkle the bacon, garlic, chopped celery & carrots and whatever herbs you choose over the bread. This is forming a base for the chicken to sit on, and will later become the gravy.
• Rub salt & pepper over the chicken, then place it on top of the bread & vegetables.
• Place the carrots, onions & potatoes around the sides.
• Pour the wine and stock over the top.
• Cover & place in oven for approximately 2 hours. Check for doneness of both chicken & veg.
• Remove the chicken and large vegetable chunks to an oven-proof dish, turn off the oven and place the dish back inside to keep warm while you finish off the gravy.
• Leaving the gravy/veg mixture in the original pot, use a hand-held food processor to completely liquidise it, then bring it to a boil and simmer to reduce and thicken it. You can add a touch of cream at the very end if you'd like.
• Carve the chicken (which will be practically falling off the bone anyway) & serve with the vegetables and gravy, along with some crusty bread.

GERMAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a 9x13" baking dish, place the sauerkraut in a single layer.
• Place the chicken on top of the sauerkraut.
• Pour the barbecue sauce over the chicken.
• Cover and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked and the juices run clear.