Best 3 Apple Braised Chicken Recipes

EMERIL'S BOURBON BRAISED CHICKEN AND APPLE SAUSAGE WITH ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat medium-size skillet over low heat for 30 seconds.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter and add onions and brown sugar.
• Cook, stirring occasionally for 20 minutes until onions are partially browned. Season with salt and pepper, and place thyme sprigs in skillet.
• Add sausage whole and cook, stirring occasionally until sausage is browned, about 15 minutes.
• Add chopped garlic and cook, stirring for 2 minutes.
• Add beer; reduce heat and cook, covered for 15 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat and stir in remaining butter and boubon.
• Remove thyme springs before serving.
• Serve sausages and onions in toasted French or Hoagie roll with Emerils Kicked up Horseradish mustard.

APPLE BRAISED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large, heavy-bottomed skillet, warm oil over high heat.
• Toss chicken with flour in a medium bowl, patting off excess.
• Place chicken in skillet and brown well on both sides.
• Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
• Reduce stove temperature to low and add onion to skillet.
• Sauté, stirring often, until onion is tender and lightly browned.
• Stir in apples, cider, chicken broth, salt, ginger and chicken.
• Bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 30 minutes.
• Use a slotted spoon to transfer chicken, onions and apples to a serving dish.
• In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and 2 to 3 Tbs of pan juices.
• Combine cornstarch mixture with remaining pan juices, whisking constantly.
• Simmer for one minute.
• Pour sauce over chicken and serve.
• Yields 1 chicken breast and about 3/4 cup of apple-onion mixture per serving.

SLOW-COOKER CIDER-BRAISED CHICKEN TACOS WITH APPLE JALAPEñO SALSA

Steps:

• Spray slow cooker with cooking spray.
• Season chicken thighs generously with salt. Heat 10- to 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat; add about 1 tablespoon canola oil to skillet. Cook chicken thighs until well browned; place in slow cooker (cook in batches if necessary).
• Pour 1/4 cup of the hard cider into hot skillet, scraping up browned bits from bottom of skillet with wooden spoon as it bubbles. Turn off stove, and add cider from pan to slow cooker along with remaining 1/2 cup hard cider.
• Add green chiles, cumin, garlic and onion to slow cooker along with a pinch of salt. Stir gently; cover and cook on High heat setting 4 hours.
• While chicken cooks, in medium bowl, mix Apple Jalapeño Salsa ingredients. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Shred chicken with 2 forks. Serve in taco shells with cheese and salsa.