The perfect sunday supper for family or a dinner party with a great group of friends. The ingredients are fresh but incredibly complex and delicious. The chicken is moist and falls off the bone, the kumquats are bursting with citrus flavor, the onions are soft yet caramelized and the carrots are tender and sweet. The combination is perfect! Please thumbs up and comment to let me know what you think. Check out vermilionlane.com for this and lots more recipes as well as crafts, fashion, family and more.
Kumquat and Carrot Braised Chicken Thighs Recipe:
Ingredients:
6-8 bone in chicken thighs
2 large onions (sliced)
1 pint kumquats (halved, seeds removed)
4-6 carrots (cut in 1.5″ chunks)
6-8 cloves garlic (grated)
3/4 cup orange juice
2 tbsp. chopped parsley (plus 1 tbsp. extra for garnish)
1 ½ tbsp. chopped cilantro
1/4 cup chicken stock
3 tbs olive oil
salt and pepper
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Allow chicken thighs to rest outside of the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
Liberally salt and pepper each chicken thigh.
Bring olive oil to medium high heat in wide stock pot or large heavy bottom pan.
Carefully place chicken skin side down in hot oil, be sure not to crowd the pan.
Brown chicken on all sides approximately 10-15 minutes.
Remove chicken from pan (chicken is still raw and not safe to eat).
Add carrots to the same pan, still on medium-high heat and begin to stir and scrape bottom of pan to loosen brown bits leftover from chicken.
Add onions to the carrots, stir to fully coat with remaining olive oil in pan then turn heat down to medium.
Sauté 4-6 minutes then stir in kumquats.
Sauté another 4-6 minutes.
Add fresh herbs.
Stir in chicken stock and orange juice.
Place chicken thighs on top of carrots, onions and kumquats.
Cover pan with tight fitting lid and cook for 30 minutes.
Remove lid and continue cooking 10-15 minutes until chicken is cooked through and a thick sauce has formed.
Place chicken on a platter and cover with sauce and the tender carrots, onions and kumquats.
Sprinkle parsley on top.
Serve family style and enjoy.
