Irish Stout Braised Chicken Thighs Recipes

IRISH STOUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat until hot.
• Add onion and garlic; cook and stir 3 minutes or until tender.
• Remove vegetables with slotted spoon to small bowl.
• Arrange chicken in single layer in skillet. Cook over medium-high heat 5 minutes per side or until lightly browned.
• Add onion, garlic, carrots, parsnips, thyme, salt and pepper to skillet.
• Pour stout over chicken and vegetables. Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Cover and simmer 35 minutes.
• Add mushrooms and peas to skillet.
• Cover; cook 10 minutes.
• Uncover skillet; increase heat to medium. Cook 10 minutes or until sauce is slightly reduced and chicken is no longer pink in center.

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.

IRISH STOUT BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Heat a heavy stock pot or dutch oven over medium high heat. When the pot is hot, add the bacon and cook until the it has rendered it's fat and is crispy. Transfer the bacon to a dish lined with paper towels and set aside.Transfer all but one tablespoon of bacon grease to a small bowl.
• Add the onions and carrots to the pot. Saute, stirring occasionally until the onions have softened. Transfer the vegetables to a bowl.
• Add 1 tablespoon bacon grease back into the pot. Pat the chicken thighs dry with a paper towel. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and add them, skin side down into the pot. Cook for 5-6 minutes, until chicken skin begins to turn crispy and golden. Use tongs to flip the chicken over and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes. Transfer the chicken to the dish with the vegetables.
• Drain off the any excess grease from the pot.
• Transfer the chicken and vegetables back to the dutch oven and add the diced pears, potatoes, caraway seed, stout and chicken broth. Bring to a boil then cover with the lid and reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
• Stir in the escarole and simmer for 2-3 minutes to wilt.
• In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and water or broth and mix until combined. Bring the chicken thighs to a low boil and stir in the cornstarch slurry. Cook for one minute until the sauce thickens slightly.
• Stir in the frozen green peas and cook for one minute. until thawed. Sprinkle the crisped bacon over the chicken and serve.

CHICKEN WITH STOUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Whisk flour, salt, and black pepper in a bowl. Press chicken thighs into seasoned flour to coat. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat; fry coated chicken in the hot oil until golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes per side.
• Place potatoes, carrots, and cabbage into a large casserole dish and lay chicken thighs on top of vegetables. Stir beef stock, stout beer, and brown sugar in a bowl. Mix cornstarch and water in a separate small bowl; stir into beer mixture. Pour beer mixture over chicken and vegetables. Cover the casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes; uncover casserole and continue baking until chicken is cooked all the way through and sauce has thickened, 45 more minutes.

STOUT-BRAISED LAMB SHANKS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven or large, wide pot over medium-high heat until the oil begins to smoke. Brown the lamb shanks in the hot oil on all sides until well browned, about 10 minutes. Remove lamb shanks and set aside. Pour the excess grease from the Dutch oven, reduce heat to medium, and stir in the onions and garlic. Cook and stir until the onions have softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the carrots, celery, and tomato paste; continue cooking 5 minutes more.
• Return the lamb shanks to the Dutch oven, and pour in the stout beer and beef broth. Bring to a simmer over high heat. While you're waiting for the beer to simmer, use kitchen twine to tie together the thyme sprigs, parsley sprigs, and bay leaf into a secure bundle; add to the lamb shanks.
• Once the lamb shanks begin to simmer, reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the lamb is very tender and nearly falling off of the bone, 2 to 3 hours. Stir the lamb occasionally as it cooks, and add water if needed to keep the cooking liquid from becoming too thick. You want the cooking liquid to have reduced into a nice sauce by the time the lamb shanks are done. Stir in the rosemary sprig, and salt and pepper to taste during the last 10 minutes of cooking. Remove rosemary sprig and herb bundle before serving.