Saxon style chicken is a very satisfying, tasty and unusually aromatic dish. Since the meat is stewed with vegetables, you can save time preparing a side dish for this dish.
It is necessary
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- 1 chicken;
- 500 g potatoes;
- 500 g of tomatoes;
- 500 g onions
- 5 cloves of garlic;
- 100 ml of brandy;
- some vegetable oil;
- salt
- ground black pepper
- thyme to taste.
Instructions
Step 1
Wash and peel potatoes and onions. Scald the tomatoes with boiling water and peel them off with a knife.
Step 2
Cut the potatoes and tomatoes into thick slices and the onions into thin slices. Take a stewpan or high-sided baking dish and brush with fat or vegetable oil.
Step 3
Place vegetables in a bowl in layers. Season each layer with salt, pepper and thyme.
Step 4
Peel the garlic cloves and chop coarsely. Sprinkle it over the top layer of the vegetables.
Step 5
Wash the chicken, brush it with vegetable oil and sprinkle with salt, pepper and thyme. Place it in a baking dish on top of the vegetables.
Step 6
Pour cognac over the dish prepared for baking. During the frying, the alcohol from the cognac added to the Saxon chicken will evaporate, and the meat and vegetables will acquire the taste and aroma of this drink.
Step 7
Place the dishes with chicken and vegetables in a cold oven, then turn it on and bring the temperature in it to 200 ° C. Simmer the chicken until tender for an hour.
Step 8
Check the readiness of the dish by piercing the chicken carcass with a toothpick. If the released meat juice is transparent, without any admixture of blood, remove the dish from the oven, close the lid and let stand for a while. Serve the Saxon chicken, sprinkle with finely chopped fresh herbs.
