Kimchi Braised Chicken With Bacon Recipes

KIMCHI AND BACON RAMEN

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of unsalted water to a boil.
• Heat 1/2 cup of the oil in a small saucepan until hot but not smoking. Turn off the heat. Add half of the scallions and ginger. Let cool for 5 minutes. Pour the mixture into a blender and add the cabbage kimchi, sesame seeds and rice vinegar. Blend until coarsely chopped. Transfer the kimchi pesto to a small bowl and set aside. Rinse the blender carafe with hot water.
• Cook the bacon with the 2 remaining teaspoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat, turning occasionally, until brown and crisp, about 12 minutes. Remove the bacon to a paper-towel-lined plate and crumble 2 of the slices. Discard all but 1 tablespoon of the drippings from the skillet. Increase the heat to medium high. Add the garlic and the remaining scallions and ginger. Cook until browned, about 1 minute, then add 1 1/2 cups of the chicken broth and the crumbled bacon. Simmer until reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer the bacon-chicken broth to the blender. Add the kimchi juice, miso, mirin and remaining 1 1/4 cups chicken broth. Leave the lid cracked and cover with a kitchen towel to collect any splatters. Blend until smooth.
• Add the ramen noodles to the boiling water and cook until al dente, about 1 1/2 minutes for fresh noodles and 2 1/2 minutes for dried noodles. Drain and divide among 4 soup bowls. Pour the hot broth from the blender into the bowls. Top with the kimchi pesto and remaining 4 slices of bacon. Add the soft-boiled egg, scallions, nori and kimchi.

KIMCHI-BRAISED CHICKEN WITH BACON

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven or skillet over medium and cook bacon, turning occasionally, until brown and lightly crisped, 5-8 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Season chicken generously with salt and pepper. Cook, skin side down, in bacon drippings, until skin is very deep golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Transfer to plate with bacon, placing skin side up.
• Add garlic and tomatoes to same pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic is lightly browned and tomatoes have burst, about 5 minutes. Add wine, scraping up browned bits. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced by three-fourths.
• Add half of kimchi and nestle bacon and chicken, skin side up, into tomatoes (make sure chicken skin is above surface of liquid to keep it crispy). Bring to a simmer and cook, reducing heat if needed, until chicken is tender and cooked through, 45-60 minutes.
• Transfer chicken back to plate and bring braising liquid to a simmer; cook until slightly thickened, 8-10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook egg noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid.
• Return noodles to pasta pot and add butter and 1/4 cup pasta cooking liquid. Toss, adding more pasta cooking liquid as needed, until pasta is coated with buttery sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
• Stir remaining kimchi into chicken braising liquid; season with salt and pepper. Place chicken, skin side up, in braising liquid. Sprinkle half of chives over chicken and half over noodles; toss noodles to combine.
• Serve chicken and tomato-kimchi sauce over buttery noodles.

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 BALSAMIC CHICKEN WITH GARLIC AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a deep heavy skilled until crisp.
• Drain on paper towels, reserving bacon grease in skillet.
• Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper.
• Brown chicken in bacon grease, in 2 batches, over medium high heat, turning, about 8 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to plate.
• Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat.
• Lower heat, add onions to skillet and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until soft and lightly brown, about 10 minutes.
• Remove lid and continuing cooking until deep golden, about 10 minutes more.
• Add garlic and 1 cup water to skillet and bring to a boil, stirring 1 minute.
• Return chicken to skillet, turning pieces to coat, then arrange them skin side up and gently simmer, covered, until cooked through, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to serving dish.
• Add balsamic vinegar to sauce and boil, uncovered, mashing garlic, until slightly thickened.
• Season with salt and pepper and pour over chicken, then sprinkle with bacon.