Chicken With Rhubarb And Spring Vegetables Recipes

SKILLET CHICKEN WITH RHUBARB

Steps:

• Pat chicken dry and season with 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Place in a bowl with the thyme sprigs and cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove thyme from bowl with chicken, reserving thyme. Add chicken pieces to skillet and sear, turning occasionally, until golden brown all over, about 10 minutes. Transfer pieces to a platter.
• Reduce heat to medium. Stir in onion (white and light green parts) and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and reserved thyme; cook 1 minute more. Stir in wine and bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits in the bottom of pan. Add rhubarb, honey, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper.
• Return chicken pieces to pot in a single layer. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until chicken is cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes for breasts and 20 to 25 minutes for legs and thighs, transferring chicken pieces to a platter as they finish cooking.
• Whisk butter into rhubarb sauce. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Spoon sauce over chicken and garnish with sliced onion greens.

CHICKEN WITH RHUBARB AND SPRING VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Place rhubarb in an even layer in a 14-by-11-by-2-inch oval dish. Arrange chicken over the rhubarb so that the thick side of the chicken is toward the inside rim of the dish. Sprinkle salt over chicken. Evenly scatter asparagus, radishes and shallots over chicken. Lightly press layers down into the dish. Pour cream over all.
• Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent power in a high-power oven for 10 minutes. While dish is cooking, stir cornstarch and water until smooth.
• Prick plastic to release steam. Remove from oven and uncover. Spread scallions and pour cornstarch mixture over vegetables. Use a spoon to mix them into the cream as well as possible without disturbing the chicken. Re-cover and cook for 5 minutes. Prick plastic to release steam.
• Remove from oven and uncover. Mix in pepper and serve.

CHICKEN WITH SPRING VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450˚ F. Toss the carrots and fennel with 2 tablespoons olive oil on a rimmed baking sheet. Spread in a single layer and season with salt and pepper. Roast, stirring halfway through, until tender and lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Add the asparagus, season with salt and roast until bright green and crisp-tender, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Season the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper, add to the skillet and cook until well browned on the bottom, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook until browned on the other side, 3 to 5 more minutes. Carefully add the vermouth to the skillet and transfer the skillet to the oven. Roast until the chicken is just cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove the chicken to a cutting board to rest, about 5 minutes. Return the skillet to medium-high heat. Add the heavy cream and mustard to the pan juices, scraping up any bits from the bottom of the pan. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and stir in the parsley and vinegar.
• Divide the vegetables among plates. Slice the chicken and add to the plates; spoon the pan sauce on top.

BAKED CHICKEN AND RHUBARB

Steps:

• Combine rhubarb, sugar, cornstarch and water in a saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture boils.
• Simmer, stirring frequently, until clear and thickened about 2 minutes.
• Add lemon juice.
• Set aside to cool.
• Place chicken in a shallow baking dish.
• Brush with butter and sprinkle with salt.
• Bake uncover at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Spoon rhubarb sauce over chicken.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Return to oven and bake 20 minutes longer.
• Spoon sauce over chicken and serve.

FRESH RHUBARB BREAST OF CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spread the carrots and green onions over the bottom of a small roasting pan.
• Place the chicken breasts on top of the vegetables and sprinkle with the no-salt seasoning.
• Drizzle 2 tablespoons of the maple syrup over the top; cover and bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove the chicken to a warm plate while you complete the sauce (or keep in a warm oven).
• To the roasting pan, add the chicken stock, the remaining 2 tablespoons of maple syrup, cinnamon, and rhubarb.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and cook gently till rhubarb is tender.
• Stir in the cornstarch and continue to boil gently untill thickened.
• Spoon sauce over the chicken and serve immediately.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH RHUBARB BUTTER AND ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Bring rhubarb, orange juice, honey, and ginger to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until rhubarb is soft but not falling apart, about 5 minutes. Drain over a small bowl. Reserve cooking liquid and rhubarb separately; let cool.
• Mix rhubarb and butter in a small bowl until smooth; season with salt and pepper. Set aside 1 tablespoon rhubarb butter for vegetables.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Place chicken, skin side up, on a rimmed baking sheet. Gently slide your fingers underneath skin to loosen and rub flesh all over with remaining rhubarb butter (try not to tear skin). Drizzle chicken with 1 tablespoon oil and some of the reserved rhubarb cooking liquid, scatter thyme over, and season with salt and pepper.
• Roast chicken until skin is browned and crisp and meat is cooked through (juices will run clear and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh should register 165°F), 40-50 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare grill for mediumhigh heat (or heat a grill pan over medium-high). Toss asparagus in a large bowl with remaining 1 tablespoon oil; season with salt and pepper. Grill asparagus and lemons (cut side down), turning asparagus often, until stalks are just tender, 2-3 minutes. Let lemon halves cool.
• Toss asparagus with reserved rhubarb butter. Serve chicken and asparagus with any pan juices drizzled over with grilled lemons for squeezing over.

LEMON-RHUBARB CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons chopped shallots and 2 cups rhubarb; sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and 1 teaspoon lemon peel. Season with salt and pepper. Cool rhubarb stuffing.
• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over low heat. Add 21/2 cups rhubarb, 1/4 cup shallots, and ginger; sauté until soft, about 10 minutes. Increase heat to high. Add sugar and brandy; boil 1 minute. Add broth, star anise, and bay leaf. Simmer over low heat until mixture is reduced to 2 cups, about 1 hour. Strain sauce, discarding solids in strainer. Stir 1/3 cup rhubarb stuffing into sauce. DO AHEAD Stuffing and sauce can be made 2 days ahead. Cover each separately and chill. Rewarm sauce before using.
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Using fingertips, separate skin from flesh of chicken breasts, forming pocket. Place about 2 tablespoons rhubarb stuffing in pocket. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in 2 batches, add chicken breasts, skin side down, to skillet; cook until brown, about 7 minutes. Transfer chicken, skin side down, to roasting pan.
• Roast chicken 10 minutes; baste with pan juices. Roast until cooked through, about 10 minutes longer. Transfer chicken to platter, sprinkle with 1 teaspoon lemon peel, and serve, passing sauce alongside.