Beer Braised Chicken Recipes

BEER BRAISED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a Dutch oven, cook the bacon until nice and crispy. Remove the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain and crumble when cooled.
• Pat the chicken dry and season on all sides with salt and pepper. Sear the chicken on all sides in the pan with the rendered bacon fat, until the outside is brown and crispy. Remove the chicken to a plate and add the fennel to the pan. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and saute until caramelized and tender, about 10 minutes. Add a little water if the fennel starts to burn. Pour in the beer and bring it to a simmer. Nestle the chicken and all resting juices, breast side down, in the fennel and beer. Cover and transfer the pan to the oven. Roast for 35 to 45 minutes, flipping the chicken over after 20 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the oven and put over low heat. Remove the chicken pieces to a warmed serving platter. Add the vinegar to the sauce and simmer to reduce to a thicker consistency, about 5 minutes. Pour the sauce over the chicken pieces, top with crumbled bacon and serve immediately. If you want a smoother sauce, just strain the sauce after it has reduced.

BEER BRAISED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until very hot.
• Add chicken pieces and cook until browned on all sides. Transfer chicken to a large plate, using a slotted spoon.
• Add onions to skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly browned. Transfer onions to plate with chicken, using a slotted spoon.
• Stir flour into drippings in the skillet until blended. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until flour is dark brown.
• Gradually stir in beer, and cook until sauce boils and thickens slightly, stirring constantly.
• Stir in bay leaf, brown sugar, salt, thyme, and pepper.
• Return chicken and onions to skillet; heat to boiling over high heat.
• Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until chicken is fork-tender.
• Skim fat from sauce in skillet. Discard bay leaf. Stir in wine vinegar.

BEER-BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Pat the chicken thighs dry, and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the chicken and brown on both sides in 2 batches.
• Remove the chicken to a plate and spoon out 1/2 the drippings, and add the andouille sausage. Brown for 2 minutes and then add the onion, celery, pepper, garlic, and thyme, and cook to soften, for about 10 minutes over medium heat.
• Add the flour, stir 1 to 2 minutes, and then pour in the beer and let the foam subside. Stir in the tomatoes, stock, and hot sauce. Let the sauce thicken a bit, and then slide the chicken into the pot and simmer to cook through. Serve with warm crusty bread, or cool and store for make-ahead meal.

BEER-BRAISED CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Toast the anise seeds in a small skillet over moderate heat about 3 minutes until the anise is fragrant. Cool slightly and crush with the side of a knife.
• In a food processor, combine the seeds with the cloves, saffron, paprika, and cayenne pepper. Puree with lemon juice. Transfer mixture to a shallow bowl and stir in 1/2 cup olive oil. Add the chicken thighs, turn to coat with marinade. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, bring water to boil in a medium saucepan. Add the salt and fava beans; cook for 1 minute; using slotted spoon, transfer fava beans to a small bowl; cool slightly. Add peas to boiling water; cook until tender, 5 to 6 minutes; drain. Peel fava beans, add to peas.
• Heat remaining 2 tbsp of oil in a large Dutch oven. Remove the chicken from the marinade, shake off excess marinade. Season chicken with salt and pepper and cook over moderately high heat, turning until brown on both sides. Transfer chicken to platter.
• Wipe out casserole, add butter, heat until melted. Add the mushrooms, scallions, and thyme. Cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until liquid has evaporated and the mushrooms are brown, about 8 minutes. Sprinkle flour over mushrooms, cook stirring 1 minute, then slowly add beer and bring to a boil, scraping loose bits off bottom of pan.
• Return chicken thighs to casserole. Cover, simmer over low heat until chicken is tender and cooked through, about 25 minutes. Add cream, fava beans, peas, and increase heat to moderate. Cook, uncovered until sauce has reduced slightly, about 5 minutes. Discard thyme sprigs. Serve chicken stew in shallow bowls, sprinkled with parsley.

BEER-BRAISED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook onion in butter 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender. Sprinkle all sides of chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken to skillet; cook 4 to 6 minutes, turning once, until browned.
• Pour beer around chicken. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover; simmer 45 to 50 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (at least 165°F). Remove chicken from skillet; cover to keep warm.
• In small bowl, mix flour and 1/4 cup hot cooking juices with whisk until smooth. Pour mixture into skillet; cook over medium heat 5 to 6 minutes, stirring constantly with whisk, until thickened and bubbly. Serve chicken with gravy.