Cider Poached Bbq Chicken With Alabama White Sauce And Bacon Apple Salad

• White Sauce
• 3/4 cup Good mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup Apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Liquid smoke; may seem weird if you aren't familiar but it is actually all natural and delicious.
• Dash Cayenne
• Salt and lots of pepper to taste
• Poached Chicken and Salad
• 3 cups Apple cider
• 3 tablespoons Apple cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons Good mustard
• 1/4 cup Liquid smoke
• 3 tablespoons Sweet tomato-based BBQ sauce
• 2 teaspoons Cayenne
• Salt and pepper
• 4 Skinless chicken thighs; could use any cut of chicken if preferred
• 5 Strips of smoky bacon, 2 kept whole and 3 diced
• 1 Large apple, peel left on and diced
• 2-3 Green onions, sliced thinly along the bias
• 2 cups Salad greens, I used a spinach and arugula mix

1. Whisk all ingredients together and store in the fridge.
2. Combine all ingredients from apple cider to cayenne in a medium pot. Mix thoroughly. Taste, then salt and pepper until balanced. Place the chicken and 2 whole strips of bacon in the pot. If you're using a different part of the chicken and it is not covered, add more cider until it is covered. Bring to just below a simmer. Cook until chicken is done, can't recommend a thermometer enough for this.
3. Meanwhile, prep your diced bacon, apples, and green onions. When the chicken is about halfway done, start frying the bacon in a nonstick skillet. Once golden brown and crispy, turn off the heat, leaving the skillet in the same place and mix the apples in, coating them in bacony deliciousness. Add just a pinch of salt and plenty of pepper.
4. Once the chicken is done, prepare your plates. Lay down about a 1/2 cup of greens per serving, and spoon the bacon and apples over the greens. Don't be afraid of the drippings. Place a piece of chicken on top, and generously drizzle the white sauce over the salad and the chicken. Top with plenty of green onions, and enjoy.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/24389-cider-poached-bbq-chicken-with-alabama-white-sauce-and-bacon-apple-salad (may not work)