Sun Oven Braised French Basil Chicken Recipes

OVEN-BRAISED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven.Pre-heat oven at 350 degrees.
• Bring a 2-qt. saucepan of water to a boil. Drop in the onions and blanch them for 1 minute.
• Drain in a colander, then shower with cold water to stop the cooking.
• Peel the onions, leaving enough fo the root end intact.
• Season the chicken pieces generously with salt and pepper.
• In a straight-sided 10 inch ovenproof saute pan with a lid, heat oil over medium-high heat until very hot. Arrange the chicken pieces skin side down in the pan (it will be crowed), cover with a splatter screen.
• Cook until deeply browned, about 5 minutes. Turn pieces over and cook until other sides are deeply browned, 3-5 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to plate and pour out fat.
• Set pan over medium heat. Add onions, mushrooms, bacon and carrot to the pand and cook until the bacon is crisp and the vegetables are browned, 8-10 minutes.
• Add the wine ant thyme sprigs and bring to a boil, scraping the browned bits from the bottom.
• Boil unitl the wine has ruecued to 1/2 cup, about 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• Return the chicken pieces to the pan and cover.
• Transfer to the oven and braise until the chicken is fork-tender and the drumstick meat starts to come away from the bone, about 45 to 50 minutes.
• With a slotted spoon, transfer everything to a serving dish and keep warm by covering loosely with foil.
• Discard the thyme sprigs.
• Skim off as much fat as possible from the sauce.
• Bring the sauce to a boil over medium high heat, then simmer until slightly thicken, about 5 minutes.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken and sprinkle with thyme leaves and serve.

FRENCH STYLE BASIL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Put the sage leaves in a pan along with the onions, the white wine and the chicken broth.
• Bring to a rolling boil, and continue to boil until the sauce is reduced to 3/4 cup, about 8-10 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and let cool.
• Lay the pieces of chicen in a flat pan or in an airtight plastic bag and use this cooled sauce to marinate the chicken covered overnight in the fridge, or at least 6 hours.
• The next day, preheat the oven to 325°, remove chicken from the marinade, reserving the marinade, and pat dry.
• Put chicken in oven for about 35-45 minutes or until the juices run clear.
• Meanwhile, strain the marinade, discarding the onions, and leaves.
• Put in a suacepan and bring to a rolling boil, and boil for about 10-15 minutes, or until reduced by 1/3.
• Take half of the cream, and blend it together with the basil leaves in the blender until very smooth, and a bit pasty.
• Add this to the sauce, along with the other half of the cream, and reduce heat to low and keep warm until the chicken in done.
• Serve this sauce over the chicken, with rice.

BRAISED CHICKEN IN SUN-DRIED TOMATO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash and pat dry chicken, sprinkly with salt and pepper.
• Heat Oil from tomatoes in a heavy skillet, over medium heat.
• Add chicken to skillet and saute until golden, about 4 minutes per side.
• Add garlic and stir 30 seconds--do not brown garlic.
• Add white wine, cream, pepper, and tomatoes, and bring to a boil.
• Cover skillet, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until chicken is just cooked through, about 3-5 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to plates.
• Add most of basil to sauce in skillet.
• Increase heat and boil until sauce thickens enough to coat spoon, and peppers and tomatoes are soft-about 2-5 minutes. (seems to take longer for me).
• Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper, spoon over chicken and top with fresh basil and serve.

MOROCCAN SUN OVEN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Set Global Sun Oven out to preheat. Place the tomatoes, zucchini, onion, and chicken in a large, light-weight, lidded roasting pan or pot; mix well. Combine the broth, cumin, ginger, turmeric, coriander, salt, pepper and cayenne in a medium bowl; pour over the chicken and vegetables. Cover and cook in GSO until the chicken is fork tender.

SUN OVEN "FRIED" CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Whisk together buttermilk, mustard, garlic, and hot sauce in a shallow glass dish. Add chicken and turn to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1/2 hour or overnight. Set Global Sun Oven out to preheat. Set a wire rack in a roasting pan and coat it with cooking spray. Whisk together flour, sesame seeds, paprika, thyme, baking powder, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Put the flour mixture in a paper bag. Shake excess marinade off chicken, place one piece at a time in the bag and shake to coat. Shake off excess flour and arrange chicken on prepared rack. Spray chicken pieces with cooking spray. Bake in Sun Oven until golden brown and no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour.

EASY SUN OVEN TUNISIAN CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Set Sun Oven out to preheat. Arrange chicken thighs in a roasting or baking pan in a single layer and rub with the harissa. Cover and transfer to the Sun Oven. Cook until the meat is fork tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Remove pan from the Sun Oven. Transfer the thighs to a cutting board and shred. Return the shredded chicken to the cooking liquid along with the beans. Season to taste with salt. Weather and time permitting, put the covered pan back in the Sun Oven until heated, about 2o minutes or gently reheat on the stove. Spoon over cooked couscous and serve with additional harissa.

SUN OVEN CHICKEN ADOBO

Steps:

• Set Sun Oven out to preheat. Place the chicken pieces in a large pot or roasting pan. In a medium bowl, mix together the garlic, bay leaves, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, pepper, and sugar. In a small bowl, whisk together the broth and the cornstarch. Stir the cornstarch mixture into the soy sauce mixture. Pour the sauce over the chicken in the pot. Cover and cook in the Sun Oven until the chicken is fork tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Garnish with the green onions.

NO FUSS SUN OVEN CHICKEN MASALA

Steps:

• Mix yogurt, cilantro, olive oil, garam masala, salt, and garlic in a glass baking dish. Add chicken to marinade, 1 piece at a time, coating all sides. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight. Set Global Sun Oven out to preheat. Scatter onions in a large roasting pan. Set chicken pieces on top of onions (chicken will still be coated with marinade). Discard any remaining marinade. Cover and roast in Sun Oven until chicken is cooked through, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Serve with pan juices over rice