Recipes

One-pot chicken with cider

One-pot chicken with cider.

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Paul Flynn
Sat Sep 12 2020 - 05:55
Serves: 4
Course: Main Course
Cooking Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Ingredients
  • 1 x 1.6 kg chicken
  • ½ turnip, peeled and sliced
  • 2 carrots, peeled and halved
  • 1kg parsnip, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 4 small onions, peeled
  • 100g broth mix (barley, split peas, lentils)
  • 1 packet (125g) smoked bacon lardons
  • Some fresh thyme and a bayleaf
  • 1 ltr chicken stock
  • 250ml cider
  • Salt and black pepper

1 Set your oven to 165 degrees Celsius.

2 Put the chicken in a large pot and place all the ingredients around the bird, then pour in the stock and cider.

3 Bring the stock to a gentle simmer, cover and put in the oven for one hour.

4 Remove the lid, turn up the heat to 185 degrees and cook for another 20 minutes.

5 Allow to cool a little before prising the chicken from the bone. Serve in deep bowls with mashed potato. It won't be pretty, but it will be delicious.

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn is a chef, restaurateur and contributor to The Irish Times. He and his wife, Máire, run the Tannery restaurant and cookery school in Dungarvan, Co Waterford

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