Cider Braised Chicken

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From a blog called the bite house. I need to remember to pick up a bottle of dry hard cider next time i'm out and about. The picture on the blog looks particularly appealing. I think this would be delicious with potatoes, rice, barley and a green vegetable. The recipe was rewritten slightly for clarity. Update: i used four chicken thighs, and pretty much all the sauce ingredients and did not cook anywhere as long.

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Steps

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Dust the chicken with the flour.

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Heat the oil in a large skillet and sear the chicken pieces for a few minutes on each side until they are golden brown.

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Transfer the chicken to a medium-sized pot and deglaze the skillet with half of the cider.

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Let it simmer for a minute then add it to the chicken with the rest of the cider , leek , tomato sauce and bay leaf.

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Simmer on low heat , partially covered , for 2 hours , stirring occasionally.

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Add the cream , cook to heat through , and throw on some chopped parsley or chives.

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Ingredients

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whole chicken, all-purpose flour, oil, hard alcoholic cider, tomato sauce, leek, heavy cream, bay leaf, salt, ground black pepper, parsley