Best 3 Chicken With Ale And Juniper Berries Recipes

CHICKEN WITH ALE AND JUNIPER BERRIES

Steps:

• Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper.
• In a large skillet, melt the 1 tablespoon of uncut butter in the oil.
• Add the chicken in batches and cook over moderately high heat until browned, about 5 minutes per side; remove to a plate.
• Reduce the heat to moderate, add the shallots and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 1 minute.
• Add 1/2 cup of the ale and bring to a boil, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom.
• Return the chicken to the skillet, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Turn and baste the chicken with the pan juices, then cover and simmer until cooked through, about 15 minutes longer.
• Remove the chicken from the skillet and keep warm.
• Boil the pan juices over high heat until syrupy, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to moderate.
• Add the juniper berries, pink peppercorns and the remaining 2 tablespoons of ale, then whisk in the remaining 3 tablespoons of cold butter, a few pieces at a time. Season with salt and pepper.
• Remove from the heat.
• Return the chicken to the skillet and spoon the sauce over it to coat. Serve the chicken on a platter or dinner plates, sprinkled with the parsley.

CHICKEN WITH GIN AND JUNIPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large pan, melt the butter and brown the chicken fillets. Transfer to ovenproof dish. Do not clean out the pan!
• In the same pan, cook the onion until soft, stirring occasionally.
• In a food processor or blender, add all the remaining ingredients and puree.
• Add pureed mixture to onions in pan, heat through, pour over the browned chicken in the ovenproof dish, and cover.
• Bake covered in 350 degree F oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until juices run clear.
• Serve with rice.

DUTCH OVEN CHICKEN WITH DARK ALE AND JUNIPER BERRIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 250 Add 2tbsp butter to dutch oven and heat over medium-high until almost smoking Season chicken with Salt and Pepper and place breast-side down into dutch oven Cook for 5 minutes to brown Using spoon flip and brown for another 5 minutes Reserve Chicken Add 1 diced onion and Swiss chard stems (1-2 cups) to the pot Sautee until soft Add Dark Ale , Bay leaf, garlic Sautee 1 minute then place Chicken back in pot Sprinkle crushed Juniper berries over chicken and liquid Sprinkle lemon zest over chicken Cover and place in oven, cook for ~90 minutes When ready place dutch oven on stove Take chicken out and place on cutting board to cool Add tbsp cold butter and the pink peppercorns Cook sauce at medium heat until reduced 50% (~5-10 min) Note: you can add corn starch to help thicken Cut chicken into 8 pieces once cooled and put back into thickened sauce Serve and enjoy!