Braised Chicken Thighs
Ingredients:
4-6 ea Skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs
1/3 C Spice Union Grilln’ & Roastn’ Spice Blend
1/3 C All-purpose flour
1/4 C Vegetable oil
1 Tbsp Butter
8 oz Mushrooms- quartered
1 C Onion- small dice
1 Tbsp Fresh garlic- minced
1/2 C Dry white wine
1 C Chicken Stock
2 ea Chicken bouillon cubes
3 Tbsp Italian parsley- finely minced.
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Preheat the oven to 325°F or prepare your Crockpot for use.
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Preheat a large sauté pan to medium heat.
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Season the chicken thighs on all sides with Spice Union Grilln’ & Roastn’ Spice Blend.
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Dredge the chicken thighs in the flour; shaking off any excess flour.
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Heat the oil and butter in the sauté pan until the butter stops foaming.
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Place the chicken thighs into the sauté pan, skin side down.
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Brown the chicken thighs on all sides. This will take about 3 minutes per side.
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Transfer the chicken to a Dutch oven or Crockpot.
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With the sauté pan still on medium heat, add the mushrooms to the sauté pan. Cook the mushrooms until they are well browned.
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Add the onion to the sauté pan. Cook until translucent.
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Add the garlic to the sauté pan and cook for 30 seconds.
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Add the remaining flour to the sauté pan and stir to coat the mushrooms and onions.
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Add the wine, chicken stock and bouillon cubes to the sauté pan. Bring to a simmer, stirring every 30 seconds.
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Transfer the mushroom mixture to the Dutch oven or Crockpot.
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If using a Dutch oven, cover the Dutch oven and place it into the preheated oven or cover your Crockpot and set to medium heat.
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Braise the chicken thighs for one hour.
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If using a Crockpot, you can place the temperature to hold until you plan to serve.
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Remove the chicken thighs from the cooking vessel and let rest for 5 minutes.
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Serve over rice or buttered egg noodles.