Best Chicken Bites With Sausages In A Vinegar Sauce Recipes

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CHICKEN-APPLE SAUSAGE BITES WITH HOT SWEET MUSTARD



Chicken-Apple Sausage Bites with Hot Sweet Mustard image

Provided by Michael Chiarello : Food Network

Categories     appetizer

Time 37m

Yield 9 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 package frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 egg, well beaten
3 chicken apple sausages, cooked and cut into thirds
1 cup spicy Dijon mustard
1 cup spicy whole-grain mustard
1/2 cup honey

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Line 1 baking sheet with parchment paper and place 1 sheet of puff pastry on it.
  • Cut the sheet of pastry into 9 equal squares, each about 3 by 3-inches.
  • Brush each square with the egg and place 1 piece of sausage in the middle of each pastry square. Fold the corners of the pastry inward to come together in the middle. Pinch the corners together in the center. Cover with plastic wrap and chill until ready to bake.
  • When ready to bake remove the plastic wrap from the trays and brush the pastry with the remaining egg-wash. Bake until the pastry is golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes.
  • Meanwhile in a small mixing bowl mix the mustards together with the honey until well combined. Serve the sausage bites hot from the oven with a bowl of Hot Sweet Mustard on the side.

CHICKEN BITES WITH POTATO, SAUSAGES, AND VINEGAR



Chicken Bites with Potato, Sausages, and Vinegar image

For this dish I prefer luganega, a thin (about 1/2-inch-wide) pork sausage seasoned only with salt and pepper and without fennel or other seeds. If that is unavailable, use the wider (about 1-inch-thick) sweet pork sausages, preferably made without aromatic seeds of any kind. Cut the smaller luganega into 1-inch lengths, and the wider sausages into 1/2-inch lengths. When I cook a whole chicken, or any chicken on the bone, I always salt it three times: in its raw state, when I first begin to cook it, and as it finishes cooking. It seems that the first two saltings are absorbed and somewhat dissipated, especially if you add more ingredients as the chicken cooks. The last salting should be to balance the whole act. Each time you salt, it should be done judiciously, to avoid oversalting and ruining the dish.

Yield makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 frying chickens (about 3 pounds each, preferably free-range)
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 pound sweet Italian sausage
1 pound small red-bliss potatoes (about 12), washed and cut in half
6 cloves garlic, peeled
3 sprigs fresh rosemary
1/4 cup red-wine vinegar
2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley

Steps:

  • Cut each chicken into twelve pieces as described on page 261. Wash and pat the chicken pieces dry, then season them generously with salt and pepper. Preheat the oven to 450° F. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a wide, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring often, until lightly browned on all sides, about 3 minutes for thinner sausages or 5 minutes for wider sausages. Remove the sausage pieces with a slotted spoon and transfer them to a roasting pan or baking dish large enough to hold all the sausage, chicken, and potatoes comfortably while allowing room for stirring. (An 18 × 15-inch roasting pan is ideal.) Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper again. Increase the heat to medium-high and add to the skillet as many pieces, skin side down, as will fit in a single layer. Cook, turning once, until well browned on both sides, about 8 minutes. As the pieces are done, remove them to the roasting pan and add the remaining chicken pieces as room becomes available. When all the chicken has been browned and removed from the pan, add the potatoes, cut side down, and cook until browned, about 6 minutes. Transfer those to the roasting pan as well.
  • Whack the garlic cloves with the flat side of the knife and scatter them and the rosemary over the contents of the roasting pan. Drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and roast 15 minutes, stirring gently occasionally. Sprinkle the chicken, sausage, and potatoes with the vinegar and continue roasting, stirring gently occasionally, until the chicken is cooked through and the potatoes are very tender, about 15 minutes.
  • Prop up one end of the roasting pan so the fat settles on one end and let rest 5 minutes. Spoon off the excess fat from the roasting pan, sprinkle the parsley over everything, and transfer to a warm serving platter. Serve immediately.

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