Chicken With Sorrel
- 2 tablespoons butter or extra virgin olive oil
- 1 2 1/2- to 3-pound chicken, cut into serving pieces
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large or 2 medium onions, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 6 cups loosely packed sorrel, about 1/2 pound, trimmed and washed
- Put butter in large skillet, preferably nonstick, and turn heat to medium-high.
- When butter begins to melt, swirl it around pan.
- When its foam subsides and it begins to brown, add the chicken, skin side down.
- Cook, rotating pieces after 3 or 4 minutes so they brown evenly.
- As they brown on the skin side, sprinkle them with salt and pepper and turn them over; sprinkle skin side with salt and pepper as well.
- If necessary, lower heat to medium to prevent burning.
- Remove chicken to a plate when chicken is completely browned all over, in 10 to 15 minutes.
- Immediately add onions to pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until they begin to soften but still hold their shape, about 5 minutes.
- Add 1/2 cup water and cook for a minute, stirring occasionally, until it reduces slightly.
- Return chicken to pan, turn heat to medium-low and cook, covered, for about 10 minutes.
- Uncover, add sorrel, stir, and cover again.
- Cook about 10 minutes longer, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through and sorrel is dissolved into onions and liquid.
- Serve hot, with rice or crusty bread.
butter, chicken, salt, onions, sorrel
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/6815 (may not work)