In the Kitchen with A Good Appetite: 150 Recipes and Stories About the Food You Love
Roasted Chicken Thighs with Apples, Coriander, and Gin
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Cuisine: North American | Course Type: Main Courses
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Recipe Reviews
megaelim from Portland, ME
The best thing about this recipe was how easy it was to prepare. It was probably harder timing the rice to be done at the same time as this came out of the oven than to actually make this.
The flavor was really nice - the other reviewer noted she'd used some cheaper gin - I snuck some of hubby's good gin, and it worked really nicely with the rest of the flavors. I would have liked a little more sauce, but MC was upfront up the fact that this isn't a very saucy dish.
aj12754 from Montclair, NJ
I probably would have given this a 3 rather than a 4, but my husband liked it quite a bit. I loved the simplicity and speed of the prep, but felt it was lacking in flavor. Specifically, I wanted onions added to the mix. And I found that the gin added a bit of harshness I didn't like -- although may be that is because it was really cheap gin.
But it was super easy -- slice a pound of chicken thighs into 1" strips, thinly slice a large apple, mince a couple of garlic gloves, then toss it all with with some EVOO, a tsp. of coriander seed, a bit of vermouth, an even tinier bit of gin, some cilantro, salt and pepper. Then in a 4OO degree oven for 20 minutes and serve over rice or with crusty bread. Roasted brussels sprouts made a nice side.
This recipe is well worth playing around with, trying some different herbs and alcohol combos -- maybe hard cider, apples, onions, and thyme. Or vermouth, lemons, garlic, and rosemary. Clark herself offers a variation with peaches, ginger and basil that sounds great for summer.
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