French Vinegar Chicken Food

CHICKEN IN VINEGAR

Steps:

• Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet until foaming, then, a few pieces at a time, brown the chicken well on all sides. You're not cooking the chicken here; just making the skin crisp and giving it color, so 5 minutes per side is about right. Remove the chicken to a plate.
• Add the garlic to the pan and cook about 10 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the vinegar and boil to reduce by half, 10 to 15 minutes. Return the chicken to the pan. Add the tomatoes and tomato paste. Using a piece of kitchen twine, tie together the thyme, parsley, and bay leaf. Add the herb bundle to the chicken and simmer, uncovered, until the meat falls from the bone, about 30 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a dish, cover, and keep warm.
• Pour the stock into the pan juices and boil until thickened, about 10 minutes. Strain into a saucepan, and if it's still not concentrated enough for you liking, boil it down a little more. Whisk in the remaining tablespoon of butter. Season, and pour over the chicken. Serve with chopped parsley, sprinkled over, and with a bowl of roasted or mashed potatoes on the side.

FRENCH CHICKEN IN VINEGAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Add 1 or 2 tablespoons of water to a large nonstick skillet and add onions.
• Cook the onions for 4 minutes until they begin to soften.
• Apply small amount of cooking spray and cook another minute or two until there is some browning and carmelization.
• Add chicken and sauté each side 3 minutes or until browned.
• Combine wine and remaining ingredients (wine through black pepper) in a medium bowl; stir well.
• Add wine mixture to chicken mixture and cover, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
• Turn chicken over.
• If you like a thick sauce, remove cover and cook an additional 5 minutes.
• Otherwise return cover and simmer an additional 5 minutes.

FRENCH VINEGAR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper and lightly coat with flour.
• Put water on to boil for pasta. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium high heat, add olive oil. Add chicken and cook until golden brown. Remove chicken from skillet; tent to keep warm. Reduce heat to medium. In the same skillet, melt the butter. Add the leeks and mushrooms and saute until softened. Add vinegar and reduce by three-fourths. Add cream and tomatoes and cook until thickened. Add half the basil and all the cheese; reduce heat to keep warm.
• Cook pasta according to package directions. Add pasta to the cream sauce and toss with sauce. Garnish with the remaining basil. Serve chicken breasts alongside pasta.
• Note: if you can't find tarragon vinegar, make your own by combining 1 quart champagne vinegar, 3 whole peppercorns and 1/4 cup tarragon and letting it rest for 24 hours. If using dried pasta rather than fresh, start cooking the pasta before making the sauce so it comes together at the same time.

CHICKEN IN RED WINE VINEGAR

Steps:

• Brown the seasoned chicken in batches in the butter with a bit of oil as well to stop it burning.
• Drain fat from skillet and return chicken to skillet.
• Slowly pour the vinegar into the hot pan to deglaze. Stand back from fumes!
• Over med-high heat, reduce the vinegar by about half, turning chicken periodically to bathe it.
• Add tomatoes and stock, cover and simmer gently until flavours melded and mingled, about 20 minutes.
• Remove the pan from heat, set aside the chicken and keep warm.
• In the pan, whisk in a knob of butter for a beautiful shiny sauce.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken and then strew with herbs.
• Enjoy with a potato gratin or creamy mash and steamed green beans ( for example ).

FRENCH CHICKEN WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Place chicken in the bottom of the crockpot.
• Combine remaining ingredients, except parsley, and place on top of chicken.
• Cover crockpot and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until chicken is cooked through.
• Serve garnished with chopped parsley.

FRENCH CHICKEN TARRAGON

Steps:

• Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper. Let stand for 30 minutes to 1 hour at room temperature.
• Heat the oven to 400°F. Put an enameled cast-iron Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the butter and shallots and cook, stirring, until softened and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and chopped tarragon and cook for 1 minute (be careful not to let the garlic brown). Arrange the chicken thighs in the pot in one layer, add the broth and wine, and bring to a simmer.
• Put the lid on and place the pot on the middle shelf of the oven. Bake for 15 minutes, then lower the heat to 350°F and continue baking for 45 minutes, or until the thighs are tender. Put the thighs on a platter, cover loosely, and keep warm.
• Strain the pan juices through a fine sieve into a saucepan and spoon off any rising fat. Place the pan over medium-high heat, add the crème fraîche and lemon zest, and simmer until the sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
• Spoon the sauce over the chicken, garnish with tarragon leaves, and serve.

FRENCH CHICKEN IN A POT (AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN)

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 250 degrees. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in large (5- to 8-quart) Dutch oven over medium heat until just smoking. Add chicken breast-side down; scatter onion, celery, garlic, bay leaf, and rosemary (if using) around chicken. Cook until breast is lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Using a wooden spoon inserted into cavity of bird, flip chicken breast-side up and cook until chicken and vegetables are well browned, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Remove Dutch oven from heat; place large sheet of foil over pot and cover tightly with lid. Transfer pot to oven and cook until instant-read thermometer registers 160 degrees when inserted in thickest part of breast and 175 degrees in thickest part of thigh, 80 to 110 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to carving board, tent with foil, and rest 20 minutes. Meanwhile, strain chicken juices from pot through fine-mesh strainer into fat separator, pressing on solids to extract liquid; discard solids (you should have about 3/4 cup juices). Allow liquid to settle 5 minutes, then pour into saucepan and set over low heat.
• Carve chicken, adding any accumulated juices to saucepan. Stir lemon juice into jus to taste. Serve chicken, passing jus at table.

VINEGAR CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion slices in oil until translucent. Add chicken pieces and saute until browned.
• Add tomato sauce. Fill empty tomato sauce can with cider vinegar and add to skillet. Add salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste. Stir all together and simmer for 30 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink inside.

CHICKEN WITH VINEGAR

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Set a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil; when it is hot, place chicken in the skillet, skin side down. Cook undisturbed for about 5 minutes, or until chicken is nicely browned. Turn and cook 3 minutes on the other side. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place skillet in the oven. Cook 15 to 20 minutes, or until almost done (juices will run clear, and there will be just a trace of pink near the bone). Remove chicken to an ovenproof platter. Place it in the oven; turn off the heat, and leave the door slightly ajar.
• Pour all but 2 tablespoons of the cooking juices out of the skillet (discard them). Place skillet over medium-high heat, and add shallots; sprinkle them with a little salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, until tender, about 2 minutes. Add vinegar, and raise the heat to high. Cook a minute or two, or until the powerful acrid smell has subsided somewhat. Add 1/2 cup water, and cook for another 2 minutes, stirring, until the mixture is slightly reduced and somewhat thickened. Stir in butter, if desired.
• Return the chicken and any accumulated juices to the skillet, and turn the chicken in the sauce. Serve immediately.