This Normandy chicken, or Poulet à la Normande, is an easy dish that is ready in under an hour. If French cuisine is your bag, we’ve got a lovely French onion soup that you’ve got to try.
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Ingredients
- 75g butter
- 8 skinless chicken thighs
- 6 shallots, halved
- 4 celery sticks, chopped
- 300ml apple juice (or cider)
- 300ml good-quality fresh chicken stock, hot
- 200ml crème fraîche
- 4 eating apples, such as Cox’s or Braeburn, cored and cut into wedges
- 3 tbsp chopped fresh chives, to serve
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Method
- Heat 50g butter in a roasting tin on the hob and brown the chicken thighs all over, turning as needed. Add the shallots and celery and cook for a few minutes. Pour over the apple juice and stock and season to taste. Bring to the boil, then cover tightly with foil and cook for 20 minutes, or until the juices run clear when the chicken is pierced. Stir in the crème fraîche and bring just to the boil, then simmer for 1 minute.
- Heat the rest of the butter in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the apple wedges and fry for 5 minutes until lightly coloured. Stir the apples into the chicken. Sprinkle with some chopped chives and serve. This is great with French beans, broccoli and mashed potato.
Nutrition
- 598kcals Calories
- 40.6g (24.7g saturated) Fat
- 36.7g Protein
- 24.1g (22.7g sugar) Carbs
- 1.1g Salt
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