Mushroom and Cranberry Chicken
- 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries, rinsed and picked over
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons corn, grapeseed, or other neutral oil
- 1 chicken, 3 to 4 pounds, cut into serving pieces, or 2 1/2 to 3 pounds chicken parts, trimmed of excess fat
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/2 pound button, cremini, or shiitake mushrooms, trimmed and sliced, shiitake stems discarded (or saved for stock)
- 1 fresh rosemary sprig, chopped, or 1 teaspoon dried
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- Combine the cranberries, sugar, and 3/4 cup water in a small saucepan and turn the heat to medium-low.
- Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the berries are broken and the mixture is saucy, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and set aside.
- Meanwhile, put the oil in a deep skillet or flameproof casserole, preferably nonstick, with a lid.
- Turn the heat to medium-high and wait a minute or so, until the oil is hot.
- Add the chicken, skin side down, and brown it well, rotating and turning the pieces as necessary, and sprinkling with salt and pepper as it cooks, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Finish the browning with the skin side up.
- Stir in the garlic, onion, mushrooms, rosemary, and wine.
- Turn the heat to low, cover, and simmer until the chicken is tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Serve the chicken with the mushrooms and pan juices and top with the cranberry sauce.
fresh cranberries, sugar, corn, chicken, salt, garlic, onion, button, rosemary, white wine
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/mushroom-and-cranberry-chicken-386471 (may not work)