Irish Stout Chicken

photo by der_misanthrope

- Ready In:
- 1hr 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 large garlic cloves, minced
- 1 (3 -4 lb) chicken, whole, cut into serving pieces
- 5 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 2 parsnips, peeled and chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 3⁄4 cup stout beer, such as Guinness
- 1⁄2 lb fresh button mushroom
- 3⁄4 cup frozen peas
directions
- Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat until hot.
- Add onion and garlic; cook and stir 3 minutes or until tender.
- Remove vegetables with slotted spoon to small bowl.
- Arrange chicken in single layer in skillet. Cook over medium-high heat 5 minutes per side or until lightly browned.
- Add onion, garlic, carrots, parsnips, thyme, salt and pepper to skillet.
- Pour stout over chicken and vegetables. Bring to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce heat to low.
- Cover and simmer 35 minutes.
- Add mushrooms and peas to skillet.
- Cover; cook 10 minutes.
- Uncover skillet; increase heat to medium. Cook 10 minutes or until sauce is slightly reduced and chicken is no longer pink in center.
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Reviews
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The husband is not a big corned beef fan so I made this along with the beef and it was a huge hit! He ate most if it and asked if we could make it again. In my book that is a success! I used 1 cup of Guinness extra stout draught and 1/2 cup of Moylans Red ale with about 1/2 cup of water and let it cook a good long time. So good!
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According to my DH , who said upon sampling this dish, "Who doesn't like root vegetables in chicken fat?" Who doesn't indeed? This was quite nice. I only made one small amendment in an effort to reduce the fat, after browning the chicken; I removed the skin from all except one piece. I don't think the taste of the chicken, or the consistency of the sauce suffered much for it. After almost an hour of simmering, the joints give up their collagen, and make a smooth, rich tasting sauce. We'll be making this again.