Chicken With Cider Casserole Recipes

CIDER, MUSTARD & HERB CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large lidded non-stick pan (we used a wide, high-sided frying pan) and cook the chicken for 3-4 mins on each side until browned. Remove with a slotted spoon, then add the onions to the pan. Cook for 3 mins, then stir in the garlic and cook for 1 min more. Pour in the cider and bring to the boil. Return the chicken to the pan, cover with a lid and simmer for 10 mins.
• After 10 mins, remove the lid and stir in the crème fraîche, mustard and herbs. Bubble for another 5 mins, then season. Serve with rice and Tenderstem broccoli.

CHICKEN WITH CIDER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C Heat olive oil in a large frying pan and brown the chicken in batches. Transfer chicken pieces to a large casserole dish.
• Tip out any excess fat from the pan, add butter and quickly brown the shallots for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn down the heat, add celery and apple, and cook for a couple of minutes, then add the garlic and the apple cider.
• Transfer the mixture to the casserole dish and add enough stock to come halfway up the chicken. Stir in the cornflour mixture, herbs and bay leaf, and season with salt and pepper. Cover and bake for 1 hour.
• Allow the casserole to cool before freezing in a sealed plastic container. Prior to serving, thaw completely in the refrigerator, then heat until boiling.

CHICKEN WITH BRAISED CELERY & CIDER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Heat the butter in a large casserole dish and brown the chicken slowly on all sides; this should take a good 10-15 mins. (Be patient, it will pay off later.) Take the chicken out of the dish, throw in the bacon and cook for 3-4 mins until starting to crisp, then add the onion, carrots and thyme and continue to cook for 4-5 mins until the vegetables soften. Stir the celery into the dish, then nestle the chicken amongst the veg, breast side down. Pour over the cider and stock, bring to a simmer, then roast the chicken uncovered for 1 hr.
• Turn the chicken the right way up and give it 30 mins more, by which point the legs should be coming away. Carefully lift the chicken from the dish. Check the seasoning of the vegetables and serve with the chicken.