Chicken Bavarian Recipes

OKTOBERFEST CHICKEN AND RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place bacon in a large oven-safe or cast-iron skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels. When cool, crumble bacon; leave bacon drippings in the skillet.
• Whisk flour, kosher salt, and smoked paprika together in a bowl. Coat chicken thighs in the seasoned flour and brown on both sides in the hot bacon fat over medium heat, about 5 minutes per side; transfer chicken to a plate. Drain bacon grease except for 1 tablespoon; cook and stir onion and apple until onion is translucent and apple is softened, about 5 minutes. Stir red cabbage and bacon into onion-apple mixture, sprinkle with a pinch of kosher salt, and cook, stirring often, until cabbage is softened, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Pour red wine vinegar and red wine into skillet. Stir in brown sugar and cinnamon and bring cabbage mixture to a boil; cook until sauce is reduced by half, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Arrange chicken thighs on top of cabbage in the skillet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cabbage is tender and chicken is cooked through, about 40 minutes. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

CHICKEN BAVARIAN

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt, and pepper.
• Dredge chicken in flour.
• Heat oil in skillet and brown chicken on both sides.
• Place chicken in a single layer in an oven-proof pan.
• Combine soup, soy sauce, 2 tbs.
• of almonds, beer, and mushrooms.
• Pour over chicken and bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.
• Baste occasionally.
• After 45 minutes, sprinkle with the remaining almonds and bake for the remaining 15 minutes.
• This can be served over rice or noodles.

BAVARIAN SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Heat bacon drippings in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Place sauerkraut with juice into a large bowl and cover with water. Stir and use your hands to squeeze out as much of the water and juice as possible. Add squeezed sauerkraut to onion.
• Stir brown sugar, caraway seeds, chicken stock, and cooking sherry into the sauerkraut mixture. Reduce heat to low and simmer until almost all the liquid has evaporated, 30 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.

BAVARIAN CHICKEN & RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter the bottom and sides of a 9X13 baking dish (I have found glass to work the best).
• Mix all ingredients except the onion soup mix and and chicken. Pour mixture on bottom of buttered pan, place chicken pieces over the mixture and sprinkle with onion soup mix.
• Cover with foil and bake in oven for 2 hours. DO NOT lift the foil until the timer goes off. Enjoy!

BAVARIAN APPLE-SAUSAGE HASH

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute onion until tender, 1-2 minutes. Add sausages, Brussels sprouts, apple and seasonings; saute until lightly browned, 6-8 minutes., Stir in walnuts, brown sugar, mustard and vinegar; cook and stir 2 minutes.