Chicken With Guinness And Juniper Berries

• 4 pounds chicken in parts
• 4 tbs cold butter
• 1 tbs vegetable oil
• 3 shallots, minced
• 1/2 cup and 2 tbs Guinness, or other dark beer
• 1 1/2 tbs juniper berries, coarsely crushed
• 1 tsp pepper corns coarsely crushed
• 2 tbs finely chopped parsley

1. - Season chicken with salt and pepper.
2. - In large skillet, melt 1 tbs butter with oil. Add chicken in batches, cooking on moderate high heat, turning on both sides. Remove chicken when browned.
3. - Add shallots to pan when chicken removed and cook 1 minute. Add 1/2 cup Guinness, and stir bottom of pan to loosen drippings.
4. - Return chicken to pan and let simmer 15 minutes. Baste and continue to simmer additional 15 minutes.
5. - Remove chicken, but keep warm.
6. - Reduce pan sauce until syrupy.
7. - Add remaining butter, berries, pepper corn, and Guinness. Spoon over served chicken. Garnish with parsley.

chicken, cold butter, vegetable oil, shallots, juniper berries, pepper, parsley

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/chicken-with-guinness-and-juniper-berries-50031293 (may not work)