Chicken Scallopini With Apples And Apple Cider Recipes

CHICKEN SCALLOPINI

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together the garlic and butter until well combined. Set aside. Place a chicken breast half on a work surface with the thick side facing to the right (if you're right-handed), and place your left hand down on the chicken breast. Using a very sharp knife, carefully cut the chicken breast from the thick side to about 1/2 inch from the edge of the thin side, in a horizontal cut. Open the cut chicken breast and spread it out like an open book. Using a meat mallet, gently pound the butterflied chicken breast out until it's an even thickness.
• Place the flour into a shallow dish, and dredge each chicken breast on both sides with flour. Melt the garlic butter in a large skillet over medium heat until it stops foaming, and cook each chicken breast until golden brown on both sides, 6 to 8 minutes per side. Sprinkle each breast with salt and pepper. Remove the chicken breasts to a platter, and keep warm.
• Cook and stir the mushrooms in the same skillet as the chicken until the mushrooms have absorbed the remaining butter in the skillet and have begun to turn brown at the edges. Stir in capers, lemon juice, white wine, and chicken demi-glace, and stir to combine. Reduce to a simmer. Adjust salt and pepper again, and stir the parsley into the sauce.
• Remove the chicken breasts to plates, and serve the sauce over the chicken. Garnish each serving with a lemon slice.

APPLE CIDER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper, add to pan and sear until golden, about 4 minutes each side. Remove chicken from pan, and set aside. Add remaining butter and onion, apple, garlic, thyme and bay leaves. Saute until apple begins to get color and onions soften, about 6 minutes. Add flour and stir 2 to 3 minutes. Nestle chicken back into pan, add cider, bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cover. Cook until chicken is cooked through, about 12 minutes.

BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS AND APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degree F. Sprinkle the chicken generously with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large, deep ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Place the chicken in the skillet skin-side down and cook, flipping once, until golden on both sides. Transfer to a plate.
• Reduce the heat to medium, add the thyme and leeks to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 4 minutes. Pour in the wine and use a wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom. Cook until the skillet is nearly dry. Stir in the broth, apple cider and a pinch each of salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
• Use a fork to mash the butter and flour together in a small bowl until smooth. Whisk the butter-flour mixture into the skillet until dissolved. Stir in the apples and remove from the heat. Nestle the chicken skin-side up in the skillet along with any collected juices from the plate. Bake until the chicken is cooked through, about 25 minutes.

CHICKEN SCALOPPINE WITH APPLES IN APPLE CIDER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large saute pan or skillet over medium-high heat. While the oil is heating, spread the cornstarch out on a large plate. Sprinkle the chicken cutlets with salt and pepper to taste, then coat both sides of the cutlets with the cornstarch, shaking off any excess. Place the chicken in the pan or skillet, being careful not to crowd the pieces. Cook for about 2 minutes, until lightly browned on one side, then turn over and cook for about 2 minutes on the second side. Transfer the browned pieces to a plate. Repeat with the remaining chicken cutlets, adding oil as needed. Combine the apple cider and chicken broth in a measuring cup. With the pan or skillet over medium-high heat, add the apple and onion slices and about 1/3 cup of the cider-broth mixture. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring and scraping the browned bits off the bottom of the pan or skillet; allow the liquid to evaporate. Add the butter, stirring to combine, then reduce the heat to medium. Cook for about 10 minutes, until the apple and onion slices are tender. Add the remaining cider-broth mixture and return the chicken to the pan or skillet. Make sure all the chicken is coated with some of the cooking liquid and the apples and onions. Cover, leaving the lid slightly ajar; increase the heat to medium-high so the liquid comes to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low so the liquid just bubbles at the edges. Cook for 5 minutes; the sauce will thicken slightly and the chicken should be cooked through. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed. To serve, spoon the apple-onion mixture over the cutlets.

SKILLET APPLE CIDER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken thighs with salt and set aside.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and cook until browned on both sides, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
• Place bacon into the skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and drain excess grease from the skillet.
• Add onion to the skillet and cook over medium heat until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Pour in 1 cup chicken broth and 1 cup apple cider. Cook until reduced by 1/2, about 10 minutes. Add cooked bacon, apples, sage, and thyme; let simmer for 2 minutes. Add remaining chicken broth and cider.
• Return chicken to the pan, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook and stir until chicken thighs are no longer pink in the centers, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a serving platter. Remove the pan from heat and add butter, swirling to combine with sauce. Pour over chicken.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH APPLES AND CIDER CREAM

Steps:

• In a 2-quart saucepan, reduce the cider to 1/2 cup. Whisk in mustard, cream and milk and reduce to about 2 cups over medium-high heat, or until the sauce thickens. Add the seasoning, set aside to cool and pour into a wide mouth jar.
• Dredge chicken in combined flour/salt/pepper. Hat 3 Tbsp oil in a large skillet. Add chicken and saute on one side for about 5 minutes. Turn and saute for 3 to 5 minutes more or until just slightly done. Remove chicken and keep warm.
• Meanwhile, core and slice apples into 1/4 inch slices. Add remaining 1 Tbsp oil to pan. Add apple slices and saute for 3 to 5 minutes or until just tender. Remove apples.
• Add cider cream sauce to pan and heat while scraping up any little browned bits from the pan bottom. Return chicken to warm sauce for one minute, then top with apple rings. Heat for one minute and serve. Can be held in warm oven or on very low heat for about 10 to 15 minutes.

TURKEY SCALOPPINE WITH APPLES AND TAMARI

Steps:

• Place a large skillet over high heat and add the oil. Season the cutlets with salt and pepper, dredge them in flour and shake off any excess. Working in 2 batches, add them to the hot oil and cook until nicely browned, about 2 minutes for each side. Transfer the cooked cutlets to a serving platter and keep them warm.
• Pour off any excess oil from the skillet, return it to medium heat and add the butter. Add the apples and the shallot and cook, stirring, until the apples are just softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Add 1/4 cup of water, the cream, tamari and vinegar to the pan. Simmer until the liquid is reduced and syrupy, 3 to 4 more minutes. Add the sage, season to taste with a few grinds of pepper and pour the sauce over the turkey. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN SCALLOPINI WITH APPLES AND APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large saute pan or skillet over medium-high heat. While the oil is heating, spread the cornstarch out on a large plate. Sprinkle the chicken cutlets with salt and pepper to taste, then coat both sides of the cutlets with the cornstarch, shaking off any excess. Place the chicken in the pan or skillet, being careful not to crowd the pieces. Cook for about 2 minutes, until lightly browned on one side, then turn over and cook for about 2 minutes on the second side. Transfer the browned pieces to a plate. Repeat with the remaining chicken cutlets, adding oil as needed. Combine the apple cider and chicken broth in a measuring cup. With the pan or skillet over medium-high heat, add the apple and onion slices and about 1/3 cup of the cider-broth mixture. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring and scraping the browned bits off the bottom of the pan or skillet; allow the liquid to evaporate. Add the butter, stirring to combine, then reduce the heat to medium. Cook for about 10 minutes, until the apple and onion slices are tender. Add the remaining cider-broth mixture and return the chicken to the pan or skillet. Make sure all the chicken is coated with some of the cooking liquid and the apples and onions. Cover, leaving the lid slightly ajar; increase the heat to medium-high so the liquid comes to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low so the liquid just bubbles at the edges. Cook for 5 minutes; the sauce will thicken slightly and the chicken should be cooked through. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed. To serve, spoon the apple-onion mixture over the cutlets