Best Garlic Braised Chicken Thighs Recipes

BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH 40 CLOVES OF GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Simmer the garlic in a saucepan of water until tender, about 10 minutes (this will soften the flavor). Drain and let cool, then pop the jackets off the cloves and reserve.
• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the EVOO in a large ovenproof skillet. Add the chicken, skin-side down, and cook until the skin is browned and very crisp, 7 to 8 minutes. Flip the chicken and brown the other side, 3 to 4 minutes more. Remove the chicken to a plate. Melt the butter into the fat remaining in the skillet and add the mushrooms and thyme. Cook until the mushrooms are browned and very tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Deglaze with the Marsala, stirring and scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon. Return the chicken to the skillet, skin-side up, and add the garlic. Add enough stock to come up and around the chicken but not cover the skin. Transfer the skillet to the oven and cook for 45 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken to a warmed platter and loosely tent with foil. Reduce the sauce on the stovetop until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Add the kale and cook until just wilted, then stir in a bit of nutmeg.
• Spoon the sauce and kale into shallow bowls and top with the chicken. Serve with warm bread for mopping.

BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH CORIANDER, WHITE WINE, AND GARLIC

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, toast coriander seeds until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Transfer seeds to a mortar and pestle and lightly crush.
• Smash two of the garlic cloves and remove peel. Peel remaining clove of garlic and finely chop. Add oil to skillet and increase heat to medium-high. Add smashed garlic and cook until pale golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to skillet; let brown on all sides, about 5 minutes per side.
• Remove all but about 2 tablespoons fat from skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low. Return coriander seeds to skillet along with wine; cover and cook until chicken is cooked through, 15 to 18 minutes. During the last 5 minutes of cooking, stir in chopped garlic.
• Transfer chicken to a serving platter. Increase heat to high and simmer liquid in skillet until thickened, 4 to 6 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Pour cooking liquid over chicken and serve garnished with fresh cilantro.

GARLIC-BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Heat dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken, skin sides down, to skillet; cook 10 to 14 min. or until thighs are golden brown on both sides, turning after 7 min.
• Meanwhile, slice 2 onions; reserve for later use. Cut (unpeeled) head of garlic crosswise in half; set aside. Finely chop remaining 2 garlic cloves.
• Add garlic halves, cut sides down, to skillet along with the 2 remaining whole green onions. Cook 4 min. or until onions start to turn golden brown, stirring occasionally. Add chopped garlic; cook and stir 1 min.
• Stir in chicken broth, then Worcestershire sauce. Bring to boil; simmer, partially covered, on medium-low heat 12 min. or until chicken is done (165°F). Remove from heat. Discard garlic halves.
• Drizzle chicken with lime juice; sprinkle with reserved sliced onions.

BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH 20 CLOVES OF GARLIC, PATRICIA'S EASY

Steps:

• 1.remove as much fat as possible from thighs, roll back up into thigh shape, salt and pepper them 2. Sweat chopped onion in olive oil until soft 3. make room and sort of brown thighs on both sides., They will not really brown as there is no skin 4. Add 10-15 garlic cloves (I buy already peeled garlic and never add enough cloves to the pot, they are so good 5. Add white wine a cup or more 6. bring to a boil, turn down the heat to a bare simmer and cook for an hour (?) If becomes too dry add more liquid: water or chix broth. (More wine if you are going to continue cooking for awhile. otherwise the added wine gives this lush chicken recipe a harsh taste.)