Braised And Barbecued Chicken Thighs Recipes

EMERIL'S BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Season the chicken all over with the Essence and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt. Place the 1/2 cup flour in a small bowl, and quickly dredge both sides of each thigh in the flour, shaking to remove any excess. Set aside.
• Heat 1 teaspoon of the olive oil in a 10- to 12-inch flameproof casserole or saute pan over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of the butter, and when it has melted, place the chicken, skin side down, in the pan. Brown for 2 minutes on each side. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon butter to the pan, and when it has melted, add the onions, garlic, thyme bundle or rosemary sprigs, remaining 1/2 teaspoon then whisk in the chicken stock and increase the heat to high. Return the chicken, skin side down, to the pan, and bring the stock to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover the pan with a heavy, tight-fitting lid, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Uncover the pan, stir the bottom of the pan to prevent scorching, and turn the chicken skin side up. Cover the pan, and simmer for 20 minutes longer.
• Stir the bottom of the pan a final time, re-cover, and simmer for 20 more minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat and discard the herb bundle or rosemary sprigs. Transfer the chicken to a serving platter. Add the parsley to the sauce, stir to combine, and then spoon the sauce over the chicken. Serve with steamed white rice.

BRAISED AND BARBECUED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat, add chicken and saute for 6 minutes, turning once.
• Combine juices in a large bowl.
• Stir together cornstach and 1 TBSP juice mixture in another bowl and set aside.
• Stir soy sauce and next 6 ingredients into remaining juice mixture, pour over the chicken.
• Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 35 minutes, turning chicken after 20 minutes.
• Uncover chicken and stir in cornstarch mixture.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or util sauce is thickened.
• Serve on a bed of rice topped with the green onions.

MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH BRAISED AND BARBECUED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, and saute 6 minutes, turning once.
• Combine fruit juices in a large bowl. Stir together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon juice mixture until smooth; set aside.
• Stir soy sauce and next 6 ingredients into remaining juice mixture; pour over chicken. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes, turning chicken after 20 minutes.
• Prepare rice according to package directions. Keep warm.
• Uncover chicken, and stir in cornstarch mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until sauce thickens.
• Spoon rice onto a serving platter; top with chicken and sauce. Sprinkle with green onions.

MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH BRAISED AND BARBECUED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, and saute 6 minutes, turning once.
• Combine fruit juices in a large bowl. Stir together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon juice mixture until smooth; set aside.
• Stir soy sauce and next 6 ingredients into remaining juice mixture; pour over chicken. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes, turning chicken after 20 minutes.
• Prepare rice according to package directions. Keep warm.
• Uncover chicken, and stir in cornstarch mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until sauce thickens.
• Spoon rice onto a serving platter; top with chicken and sauce. Sprinkle with green onions.

BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon in large deep skillet until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon, reserving 2 Tbsp. drippings in skillet; drain bacon on paper towels. Add chicken to skillet; cook on medium heat 4 min. on each side or until browned on both sides. Remove from skillet; cover to keep warm. Discard drippings from skillet.
• Add carrots, mushrooms, onions and garlic to same skillet; cook and stir on medium-high heat 6 min. Whisk together broth, dressing and flour; add to skillet. Stir in bacon. Top with chicken; cover.
• Simmer on medium-low heat 20 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF). Garnish with thyme.

BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Heat oil in dutch oven over medium-high heat on stovetop. Put salt and pepper on chicken thighs and place in dutch oven (skin side down first) cook until each side has nice color on it (about 4 minutes each side). Take chicken out and put on a plate. Put a tbsp more oil in dutch oven and turn down to medium heat. Put carrots, celery, onion and garlic in and cook for 8 minutes or until onions are almost translucent. Add Chicken Stock, tomatoes and water and stir until they come to a boil. Put Chicken back in the pot so it is submerged in juices. Put lid on the dutch oven and cook @350 degrees for 2 hours 15 minutes and then turn oven off but leave the dutch oven in the oven for about 1 hour or more (it continues to cook). Remove pot from oven and serve over pasta-tastes good with egg noodles (chicken should be falling off the bone).

BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH ROSEMARY AND BACON

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large frying pan and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and snip into bits.
• Drain bacon grease from the pan and add olive oil and butter to the same pan. Add garlic and brown slightly over medium heat, 1 to 2 minutes. Add chicken, salt, and pepper; brown until chicken is staring to crisp but is not too done, about 8 minutes. Remove chicken and drain on a paper towel.
• Drain most of the oil and butter from the pan, leaving just a small amount for flavor. Add chicken broth, tomato paste, wine, and bacon bits; bring to a boil.
• Remove a small amount of boiling liquid to a bowl and stir in flour. Pour back into the skillet and whisk until it thickens, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in rosemary. Reduce heat to low and return chicken thighs to the skillet. Cover and simmer until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 20 to 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH TOMATILLOS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add to pot, skin side down and cook, without disturbing, until skin has rendered most of the fat and is a nice golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. (You want it to be very deeply golden brown so that it stays nice and brown as it braises.)
• Using tongs, flip the chicken and continue to cook until nicely browned on the other side, another 5 or so minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a plate or cutting board, leaving all the fat and golden bits behind. Add smashed garlic and half of the sliced onion. Season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add tomatillos and half of the jalapeño and season with salt and pepper. Add chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium and add chicken back in, skin side up (they will not submerge all the way; that's fine). Simmer, uncovered, until tomatillos have completely broken down and the sauce has thickened, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Add hominy and continue to cook until flavors have melded and the sauce has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon (it should be looser than tomato sauce, thicker than soup), another 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine radish, remaining onion, remaining jalapeño and 2 tablespoons lime juice. Season with salt and pepper and toss to combine.
• Serve each piece of chicken with sauce spooned around. Top with radish mixture, some cilantro and tortillas alongside for sopping up all the goods.

GARLIC-BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Heat dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken, skin sides down, to skillet; cook 10 to 14 min. or until thighs are golden brown on both sides, turning after 7 min.
• Meanwhile, slice 2 onions; reserve for later use. Cut (unpeeled) head of garlic crosswise in half; set aside. Finely chop remaining 2 garlic cloves.
• Add garlic halves, cut sides down, to skillet along with the 2 remaining whole green onions. Cook 4 min. or until onions start to turn golden brown, stirring occasionally. Add chopped garlic; cook and stir 1 min.
• Stir in chicken broth, then Worcestershire sauce. Bring to boil; simmer, partially covered, on medium-low heat 12 min. or until chicken is done (165°F). Remove from heat. Discard garlic halves.
• Drizzle chicken with lime juice; sprinkle with reserved sliced onions.