Meyer Lemon Braised Chicken Recipe 35 Food

SAUTéED CHICKEN WITH MEYER LEMON

Steps:

• Toss the chicken with 1 tablespoon oil, rosemary, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper.
• Trim the ends from 1 lemon, quarter lengthwise and remove the seeds. Slice quarters crosswise into 1/8-inch slices.
• Bring a small pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add the lemon slices, lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain under cold running water. Rinse out the pot and refill it with 1 cup water, the sugar and 1 tablespoon salt. Bring to a boil. Drop in the blanched lemon slices and simmer for 3 minutes. Drain under cold running water, pat dry.
• Heat a skillet over high heat for 5 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons oil. It should start to shimmer immediately; add the lemon slices and stir-fry quickly until golden. Stir in the leeks and reduce heat to medium-high. Cook until leeks are soft and golden, about 3 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute. Push the leek mixture to one side of the skillet; stir in the chicken mixture and sear, without moving, about 4 minutes. Mix in the leeks and continue cooking until the chicken is no longer pink, about 3 to 6 minutes more. Drizzle with juice from the remaining lemon half, to taste.

BRAISED CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Pat chicken thighs dry with paper towels. Season well with salt and pepper and place in an earthenware baking dish in one layer, skin side up. Sprinkle with red pepper, garlic, fennel and rosemary and drizzle with olive oil. Rub seasoning into thighs on all sides. Tuck lemon wedges here and there. Let marinate for 15 minutes. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Put baking dish in oven, uncovered, and roast until skin browns lightly, about 20 minutes. Scatter olives evenly over chicken and add broth. Cover tightly and bake for 1 hour, until meat is very tender when probed with a skewer.
• Remove thighs and lemon wedges and arrange on a platter. Keep warm. Pour pan juices into a saucepan and quickly skim fat from surface. Over high heat, simmer rapidly until reduced by half. Spoon juices over chicken, sprinkle with parsley and serve.

LEMON CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Warm the olive oil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, add the garlic, and cook for just 1 minute but don't allow the garlic to turn brown. Off the heat, add the white wine, lemon zest, lemon juice, oregano, thyme, and 1 teaspoon salt and pour into a 9 by 12-inch baking dish.
• Pat the chicken breasts dry and place them skin side up over the sauce. Brush the chicken breasts with olive oil and sprinkle them liberally with salt and pepper. Cut the lemon in 8 wedges and tuck it among the pieces of chicken.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, depending on the size of the chicken breasts, until the chicken is done and the skin is lightly browned. If the chicken isn't browned enough, put it under the broiler for 2 minutes. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and serve hot with the pan juices.

BRAISED CHICKEN WITH PRESERVED LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Cook the rice as the label directs. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Add to the skillet, skin-side down, and cook until golden, 6 to 8 minutes. Flip and cook until just browned on the other side, about 3 more minutes.
• Transfer the chicken to a plate and pour off the excess fat from the skillet. Return the skillet to medium-high heat and add the butter; let melt. Add the bell pepper and onion and cook until just softened, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper and cook 1 more minute. Add the wine, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir in the chicken broth and preserved lemon slices and bring to a simmer.
• Return the chicken to the skillet, skin-side up. Simmer until the chicken is cooked through and the liquid is reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Place the skillet under the broiler and cook until the chicken skin is crisp, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Fluff the rice and divide among plates. Serve with the chicken, vegetable mixture and sauce from the skillet; top with dill.

BRAISED LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rinse chicken and pat dry.
• Trim and discard pockets of fat.
• In a bowl, mix vinegar and oil, and season to taste.
• Add thighs and turn to coat.
• Cover and chill 1 hour.
• After 1 hour chilling time, preheat oven to 350F while continuing with recipe.
• Set a 5 to 6 quart ovenproof pan with lid over medium-high heat.
• Lift chicken thighs from marinade (reserve marinade) and arrange in a single layer in pan.
• Turn as necessary to brown on both sides, 4 to 6 minutes total.
• Transfer chicken to a rimmed plate and lower heat under pan.
• Add shallots and garlic to pan and stir frequently until shallots are limp, about 5 minutes.
• Return chicken to pan and add marinade, lemons, vermouth, and herbes de Provence.
• Cover pan.
• Transfer to preheated oven and bake until chicken is very tender when pierced, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon into bowls to serve.

BRAISED FENNEL WITH MEYER LEMON AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Trim the fennel and roughly chop 1 tablespoon of the fronds. Halve each bulb through the core, then cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick slices.
• Place a large skillet over medium-high heat and add just enough oil to coat the pan. When hot, cook half the fennel, without moving, until browned, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook 1 minute more. Transfer to a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Repeat with the remaining fennel, adding more oil to the pan if needed.
• Return the skillet to medium-high heat. Add the fennel, broth, lemon rind and juice and bring to a boil. Simmer, covered, until tender, about 10 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a bowl. Raise the heat to high and reduce the sauce until syrupy, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Fold the sauce and reserved fronds into the fennel and top with Parmesan. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH MEYER LEMONS

Steps:

• In a shallow glass or ceramic dish, stir together lemon juice and garlic.
• Add chicken, turning to coat both sides with the mixture. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, stir together flour,salt and pepper.
• Dip chicken sin seasoned flour to coat lightly.
• In a large frying pan heat oil over medium heat.
• Remove chicken from marinade; cook chicken until it browns lightly, turning once to brown both sides.
• Arrange, skin side up, in a 13x9 inch glass or ceramic baking pan.
• Sprinkle lemon zest over chicken, top each peice with 2 lemon slices.
• Pour chicken broth into hot frying pan, stirring to scrape up any borwn bits.
• Pour broth over chicken; sprinkle brown sugar on top.
• Bake basting once with the broth, until the chicken is no longer pink and the top is golden brown, about 40 minutes.
• Remove and discard lemon slices.
• Spoon some of the pan juices over each breast; serve with lemon wedges, so lemon juice can be sprinkled on top is disired.

MEYER LEMON BRAISED CHICKEN RECIPE - (3/5)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (180 C). 2. In a Dutch oven, over medium-high heat, warm the olive oil. Add the carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly colored, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer the carrots to a platter. In the same pot, add the potatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, 4 to 8 minutes. Transfer to the platter with the carrots. 3. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. In the same pot, working in batches, brown the chicken on all slides, 8 to 10 minutes per batch. Return all the chicken to the pot and add the carrots, potatoes and braising sauce. Cover the pot, transfer to the overn and cook until the chicken is fork-tender, about 1 hour. Skim the fat off the sauce, garnish with lemon halves and serve.