Chicken Thighs With Apples, Onions & White Cheddar Polenta
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 8 slices smoked bacon
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
- salt and pepper
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 braeburn apples, thinly sliced
- 1 onion, halved and sliced
- 2 tablespoons chopped thyme
- 7 -8 sage leaves, thinly sliced
- freshly grated nutmeg, to taste
- 2 1⁄2 cups chicken stock
- 1⁄2 cup apple cider
- 1⁄4 cup apple brandy
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup quick-cooking polenta
- 1 1⁄2 cups shredded sharp white cheddar cheese
directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees . Arrange the bacon on a broiler pan and bake until crisp, about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat the EVOO, a turn of the pan, over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper; add to the skillet and cook, turning once, until browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
- Add the butter to the skillet to melt. Add the apples, onion, thyme and sage. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Cook until the apples are crisp-tender, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in about 1/2 cup chicken stock, the apple cider and apple brandy. Add the chicken, coat with the sauce, lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, bring the remaining 2 cups stock and the milk to a boil. Whisk in the polenta and cook, whisking constantly, until thick, 2 to 3 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Whisk in the cheese until melted. Serve on rimmed plates and top with the chicken, apples, onion and crisscrossed slices of bacon.
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