Cranberries Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
| One 3 lb. chicken, cut into serving pieces and skinned | ||
| Cranberry juice | 7 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1/2 cup loosely packed basil, lightly crushed to bruise the leaves, or 1 1/2 tbsp. dried basil | ||
| Onion | 1 , sliced | |
| Cranberries | 1/2 Pound | |
| Sugar | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Raspberry vinegar | 2 Tablespoon | |
| 1 tsp. cornstarch, mixed with 2 tbsp. water | ||
| Unsalted butter | 1 Tablespoon, cut into pieces | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Take a large, nonreactive pot and boil 5 cups of the cranberry juice with the basil and onion for 10 minutes.
2) Keep aside to cool and marinate the chicken pieces in it, tossing the pieces occasionally, for two hours at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator.
MAKING
3) Cover the chicken pieces with enough water, if needed and bring to a boil.
4) Reduce the heat and cover the pot partially.
5) Gently poach the chicken for 15 to 20 minutes until the juices run clear when a thigh is pierced with the tip of a sharp knife and skim the foam from the surface.
6) Allow the cranberries to simmer in 2 cups of juice with the sugar for about seven minutes till they almost burst and then discard the liquid after draining.
7) To a heated serving platter, transfer the chicken and cover it to keep warm.
8) Return the poaching liquid to the pot after straining.
9) Pour in vinegar and bring liquid to a boil.
10) Cook for 15 to 25 minutes over medium-high heat till the liquid is reduced and thickened to about 1 1/2 cups.
11) Add in the cornstarch mixture and the cooked cranberries, stir and boil for two or three minutes till the sauce is thickened a bit.
12) Add in butter after removing the pot from the heat.
SERVING
13) Pour some sauce over the chicken and serve warm with the rest.
1) Take a large, nonreactive pot and boil 5 cups of the cranberry juice with the basil and onion for 10 minutes.
2) Keep aside to cool and marinate the chicken pieces in it, tossing the pieces occasionally, for two hours at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator.
MAKING
3) Cover the chicken pieces with enough water, if needed and bring to a boil.
4) Reduce the heat and cover the pot partially.
5) Gently poach the chicken for 15 to 20 minutes until the juices run clear when a thigh is pierced with the tip of a sharp knife and skim the foam from the surface.
6) Allow the cranberries to simmer in 2 cups of juice with the sugar for about seven minutes till they almost burst and then discard the liquid after draining.
7) To a heated serving platter, transfer the chicken and cover it to keep warm.
8) Return the poaching liquid to the pot after straining.
9) Pour in vinegar and bring liquid to a boil.
10) Cook for 15 to 25 minutes over medium-high heat till the liquid is reduced and thickened to about 1 1/2 cups.
11) Add in the cornstarch mixture and the cooked cranberries, stir and boil for two or three minutes till the sauce is thickened a bit.
12) Add in butter after removing the pot from the heat.
SERVING
13) Pour some sauce over the chicken and serve warm with the rest.
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