EASY FLAVORFUL CHICKEN RECIPE WITH WINE AND CRANBERRIES

Easy Flavorful Chicken Recipe With Wine and Cranberries image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 11

Previous Next

1 to 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken, thigh meat preferred
1/4 cup minced onion
1 cup dry red wine
1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
1 bay leaf
1/2 tablespoon Chinese Five Spice Powder (if you don't have it, use 1/2 t cinnamon and 1/2 t allspice)
Sweetener to taste
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil

Steps:

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil. Put salt and pepper on chicken.When the oil is hot, brown the chicken on both sides.Remove the chicken from the pan and cover it with foil to it keep warm. Pour out excess oil if there's much more than you started with.Saute' the onion for 2-3 minutes.Add the ginger and cook for another minute or so.Add the wine and the bay leaf. Scrape the pan to dissolve brown bits on the pan (deglaze the pan). Bring mixture to a boil.Add the cranberries, and cook until they are pop, which will take 5 minutes or so. Add some sweetener - I like to start with the equivalent of a 1/4 cup of sugar. The exact amount is going to depend upon the acidity and sweetness of the other ingredients, mainly the wine (and taste, of course). Ideally, you'll find a balance where the tartness is relieved just enough to be tasty, but before it goes over into "jammy". If the sauce gets too thick, add a little chicken stock or water.Adjust the seasonings, adding salt if necessary.In the end, swirl in one tablespoon cold butter - this will thicken the sauce slightly and "round out the corners" taste-wise.Serve the chicken with the sauce poured over the top.