Balsamic Braised Chicken Food

BRAISED BALSAMIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season both sides of chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook seasoned chicken breasts until chicken is browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Add onion and garlic, cook and stir until onion is browned, 3 to 4 minutes.
• In a medium bowl mix the tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, basil, oregano and thyme.
• Spoon the tomato mixture over the chicken
• Simmer until chicken is no longer pink and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes.

BRAISED BALSAMIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken breasts with ground black pepper and garlic salt. Heat olive oil in a medium skillet, and brown the onion and seasoned chicken breasts.
• Pour tomatoes and balsamic vinegar over chicken, and season with basil, oregano, rosemary and thyme.
• Simmer until chicken is no longer pink and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes.

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.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together the balsamic vinegar, chicken broth, sugar, garlic, and Italian seasoning in a bowl, place the chicken breasts in the marinade, and marinate for 10 minutes on each side.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove the chicken from the marinade and reserve the marinade. Place the chicken in the heated pan and cook until they start to brown and are no longer pink inside, about 7 minutes per side. Pour the marinade into the skillet, and cook until it thickens slightly, turning the chicken breasts over once or twice, about 5 minutes.

BALSAMIC BRAISED CHICKEN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Put sausage and red onion in a large skillet. Add chicken broth, EVOO, and balsamic vinegar until it comes about half way up the sausages.
• Cook over medium high heat until all of the liquid is evaporated. If you like balsamic vinegar you may want to add more to make more of a glaze.
• I served with mashed sweet potatoes and put some of the extra glaze on the potatoes like a gravy!

BALSAMIC BRAISED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken pieces evenly with pepper and salt.
• Cook chicken in hot vegetable oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat 10 minutes or until slightly brown on all sides, turning pieces often.
• Remove chicken from skillet, and drain on paper towels.
• Drain excess oil from skillet.
• Add chopped garlic to skillet, and saute over medium heat 2 minutes.
• Add tomato paste and 1/2 cup chicken broth, stirring to loosen particles from bottom of skillet.
• Add 2/3 cup balsamic vinegar and 3 tablespoons honey; increase heat to medium-high, and bring glaze to a boil.
• Add chicken, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, uncovered, turning occasionally, 45 minutes to 1 hour or until chicken is done.
• Spoon balsamic glaze mixture over chicken, and sprinkle evenly with green onion.

BRAISED CHICKEN WITH CARAMELIZED BALSAMIC-BROWN SUGAR GLAZE

Steps:

• Melt butter with 1 teaspoon of the Liquid Smoke.
• Saute shallots until golden, then add garlic.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper to taste, then brown chicken about 10 minutes, turning once.
• Add garlic and one cup of water to skillet and boil, stirring, one minute.
• Return chicken to skillet and arrange skin sides up.
• Gently simmer, covered, until chicken is cooked through and garlic is tender, about 35 minutes.
• Remove chicken from skillet; add balsamic vinegar, brown sugar and remaining one teaspoon of Liquid Smoke.
• Boil, uncovered, until slightly thickened.
• Return chicken to pan and allow sauce to vinegar-sugar mixture to caramelize a bit on the chicken, about 10 more minutes.
• Season to tast with salt and pepper and serve!

BALSAMIC BRAISED CHICKEN WITH HONEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*. Season chicken with salt and pepper, and heat olive oil in a dutch oven over med-high heat. Sear chicken thouroughly on all sides until it is a deep, golden color, about 3-5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to plate.
• Add shallots and thyme to the pot, and saute until soft and golden. Pour wine into pan, and scrape up any bits left from the chicken. Cook 1-2 minutes, until nearly all liquid has evaporated.
• Add vinegar, broth, honey, bay leaf, and chicken to the pot, and bring to a simmer. Cover tightly and transfer to oven.
• Cook 30 minutes, turning once, until chicken is cooked through and is a deep, mahogany brown.
• Remove chicken and bay leaf from pot and skim any fat from sauce. Cook sauce uncovered until reduced by half. Add chicken back to pan, spoon sauce over top, and cook for 2 minutes to reheat.