Chicken With Apples And Brandy Food

ROSEMARY-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH APPLES AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray the top and bottom parts of a broiler pan with cooking spray.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat and add onion slices. Sprinkle onions with 1 teaspoon salt and saute for 2 minutes. Add sugar and continue cooking until onions are translucent but not browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Layer apples, potatoes, and sauteed onion slices in the bottom part of the broiler pan. Cover with the part top of the broiler pan.
• Drizzle olive oil over chicken thighs. Sprinkle with fresh rosemary, salt, and pepper. Rub olive oil and spices thoroughly all over each thigh and place on the top part of the broiler pan.
• Roast in the preheated oven until juices run clear and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 1 hour. Serve apples, potatoes, and onion alongside chicken thighs.

CHICKEN WITH APPLE BRANDY (WW)

Steps:

• In small cup or bowl, combine salt, pepper, cinnamon and ginger; rub into chicken.
• In large nonstick skillet, heat oil; add chicken.
• Cook over medium-high heat, turning once, 4 minutes, until browned on all sides.
• Remove chicken from skillet; set aside.
• In same skillet, cook onions, stirring constantly, 5 minutes, until softened.
• Stir in apples; cook, turning apple slices occasionally, 3 minutes, until apples are golden brown and tender.
• Add cider to apple mixture; bring liquid just to a boil.
• Return chicken to skillet; cook, turning chicken as needed, 4 minutes, until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear when pierced with fork.
• With slotted spoon, transfer chicken to serving platter; keep warm.
• Stir brandy into apple mixture; cook 3 minutes, until mixture is bubbling and apples and onions are glazed.
• With slotted spoon, arrange apples and onions around chicken; drizzle evenly with remaining juices in skillet.
• SERVING (3 OUNCES CHICKEN, 3/4 CUP APPLE-ONION MIXTURE) PROVIDES: 1 Fat, 1 1/2 Fruits, 1/2 Vegetable, 3 Proteins, 20 Optional Calories.
• PER SERVING: 286 Calories, 6 g Total Fat, 1 g Saturated Fat, 66 mg Cholesterol, 350 mg Sodium, 28 g Total Carbohydrate, 3 g Dietary Fiber, 27 g Protein, 33 mg Calcium; 6 points.

CHICKEN NORMANDY

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt: Sprinkle salt over the chicken pieces and let sit for 20 minutes at room temperature while you prep the other ingredients and sauté the apples in the next step.
• Deglaze pan with brandy: Add the brandy to the pan. Using a wooden spoon, scrape any remaining browned bits off the bottom of the pan.

CHICKEN WITH APPLES AND BRANDY

Steps:

• Add 2 teaspoons of oil to a large fnon-stick rying pan and heat on medium-high. Saute the shallots until soft. Add the apples and saute until lightly browned. Add the apple juice, stir until the apples are tender-about 5 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl and set aside. Clean the pan.
• Using a large plastic bag, combine the flour and pepper. Add the chicken breasts and coat evenly.
• Again using the frypan- heat the remaining two teaspoons of oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken breasts (but dont add any excess seasoned flour). Cook on both sides until almost cooked through.
• Return the apple mix to the pan and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Stir in the cream. Serve.

BRANDIED TARRAGON CREAM CHICKEN (CHICKEN A LA VALLEE D'AUGE), CAMEMBERT RICE WITH WARM ENDIVE AND APPLES

Steps:

• In a medium sauce pot over medium heat melt 1 tablespoon butter. Add rice and toss to coat, toast 2 to 3 minutes until fragrant. Add stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook 18 minutes, fluff with fork and stir in Camembert to melt.
• While the rice cooks, heat 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and dredge chicken lightly in flour and shake off any excess. Brown chicken 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Remove chicken and reduce heat a little and melt in remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Saute the shallots 3 minutes until soft but not browned. Remove pan from the heat, add the brandy and ignite with a long kitchen match until the flame subsides. Return pan to the heat, add mushrooms and cook 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add wine and reduce 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in cream and tarragon and slide chicken back into the pan.. Reduce heat to low and simmer 8 to10 minutes.
• Heat 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Trim the ends of endive and thinly slice the tight bottoms. Half the upper leaves across and separate the leaves. Quarter the apples lengthwise and cut away the core. Thinly slice the apples. Add the endive and apples and saute 3 to 4 minutes to tenderize. Dress the salad with vinegar and sugar, salt and pepper and chives.
• Serve the chicken along side rice and endive and apples.

CHICKEN WITH APPLE-BRANDY CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper.
• Coat with flour, shaking off excess.
• Add chicken to skillet and cook until brown on both sides and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side.
• Transfer to platter.
• Pour off all but 1 tablespoon butter from skillet.
• Add apples and both brandies; simmer over medium heat until apples are tender and liquid is slightly syrupy, about 7 minutes.
• Using slotted spoon, transfer apples to platter with chicken.
• Add cream to skillet; boil until thickened to sauce consistency, about 5 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Return chicken and apples to skillet and heat through, about 2 minutes.
• Arrange chicken on plates.
• Spoon apples and sauce over and serve.

CHICKEN LIVER PATE WITH APPLES AND BRANDY

Steps:

• FOR THE CHICKEN LIVERS: Remove any connective membranes. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Saute chicken livers, apples, shallots and onions in butter over high heat until livers lose their pinkness. Heat cognac in a brandy warmer, ignite and carefully pour over the chicken livers. When flames die down, put this mixture into a blender container. Add sour cream and cream and blend at high speed until the livers are pureed and very smooth. Allow mixture to come to room temperature.
• In your electric mixer, beat 3/4 cup butter until it is creamy. Beat in the cooled pate until it is thoroughly blended. Place mixture in a large crock or several small ramekins and refrigerate until firm.
• When cold, baste with some melted butter. Serve with crackers, wafer thin black bread or thinly sliced cocktail rye bread.
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