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Is this the braised chicken recipe that your mother made for Sunday brunch?

Written by Adrian Johnson

Topic: Cooking and RecipesPublished July 17, 2013
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You sometimes remember nostalgically how you and your younger brother would wait for your mother to cook the braised chicken for your Sunday brunch at least once a month. You wanted your kids to taste this delicious braised chicken dish but the recipe got lost. After surfing the net for many days, you found a recipe which was quite similar to the one that your mother prepared. This coming Sunday, as your kids would be at home, you hope to surprise them with your favorite braised chicken recipe.
How is the braised chicken prepared?
The braised chicken recipe that you would be preparing for your family takes around 45 minutes to cook. The key ingredients needed to cook the braised chicken are:

White chicken - 1 ( cut into equal 8 pieces )
Olive oil - ¼ cupr
Onion (thinly chopped) - 3
Mushrooms - 6 (quartered and cleaned)
Fresh lemon juice - ¼ cup
Thinly sliced cloves of garlic - 3
Orange peel of around two inches wide
Cinnamon stick of an inch
Cloves - 2
All-spice pods - 10
Cardamom - 1 pod
Bay leaf - 1
Water - 1 ½ cup to make the chicken broth
Nutmeg powder - ½ tsp
Salt and pepper, to taste
Here is how you cook the braised chicke

In a large pot heat the olive oil to a medium temperature. Now add the chicken pieces and cook them until a good golden color is achieved. Now remove the golden-colored fried chicken to a plate.
Keep around two tbs of olive oil in the large pot.
Now in the same large pot where the chicken has been fried to a golden-brown color, add the finely chopped onions and mushrooms. Fry both the onion and the mushrooms till they are soft and then add the garlic. Fry them for another few minutes.
In a cheese cloth, wrap all the spices (orange peel, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf, all-spice pods) carefully. Now place the spice bundle in the pot.
Now add the golden-colored chicken pieces (important element of your braised chicken) back into the large pot with the juices.
Now add the 1 ½ cup of water to create the chicken broth and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Over a medium heat, bring the chicken broth to a boil.
Once the chicken broth is boiling, lower the heat.
Cover the large pot and let it simmer over low heat for around 30 to 45 minutes.
Add the nutmeg powder and more seasoning of salt and pepper if needed.
Once cooked you can serve braised chicken to your family for a Sunday brunch.

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The braised chicken(or also called langtidsstegt kylling by the Danish chefs) could be accompanied by a fresh green salad and fried potatoes to make the meal complete for your family. That you can achive by just checking out some of these professional recipes, you can find here.

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