Chicken with Cider and Apples
Serves 4
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 30 - 40 mins
Perfect served with creamy mashed potatoes, broccoli, green beans or asparaus
Ingredients:4 breasts of chicken
Olive Oil
Butter
Large Onion, or 2 x medium onions
250 g floury potatoes (possibly more)
2 Bramley apples, peeled, cored and sliced (possibly more)
Sea Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
300 ml medium cider (I am very generous!)
2 sliced Braeburn apples with skin
2-3 tbs of Thickening Granules – depending upon consistency
150g Tub of Crème Frâiche (or Greek Style Yoghurt)
Fresh Parsley
AND THIS IS WHAT YOU DO………
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C
- Saute chicken breasts in oil and butter and put to one side.
- Peel and slice onion, potatoes and apples, season and lay at the bottom of a buttered casserole dish.
- Lay the chicken breasts on top .
- Then pour over the cider. Bring to the boil and simmer with the lid on.
- Lift the lid, place a sheet of foil over the top and replace the lid, then place in oven for 30 - 40 mins.
- Check that the chicken looks tender after 30 minutes.
- If necessary, thicken with Thickening Granules.
- Just before serving, stir in the Crème Fraiche and garnish with fresh parsley.