Chicken in Cider

Name: Chicken in Cider
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1.5kg chicken pieces; 300g button mushrooms; 1 large onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 400ml dry cider; 200ml chicken stock; 3 tbsp butter; 1/2 cup cream; 1 tbsp Dijon mustard; fresh thyme few sprigs; salt and pepper to taste

A Normandy-inspired British dish of chicken braised in dry cider with mushrooms and cream. Removing the chicken before stirring in the cream and mustard stops the sauce splitting while it reduces to the right consistency.

Total time

60 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

45 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

British

Ingredients

1.5kgchicken pieces

300gbutton mushrooms

1large onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic, minced

400mldry cider

200mlchicken stock

3 tbspbutter

1/2 cupcream

1 tbspDijon mustard

fresh thymefew sprigs

salt and pepperto taste

Instructions

Brown chicken in butter in batches. Remove.

Sauté onion and mushrooms until golden. Add garlic.

Return chicken. Add cider, stock and thyme. Simmer 35 minutes.

Remove chicken. Stir in cream and mustard. Simmer 5 minutes.

Return chicken. Adjust seasoning.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

959

Protein

103.1g

Fat

56.2g

Carbs

4.8g

Fiber

0.6g

Sodium

561mg

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