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Chicken Castanets

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Chicken Castanets

Chicken Castanets is a Spanish-inspired chicken braise with chorizo, mushrooms, and burst cherry tomatoes.

55 minutes · Serves 6

Ingredients for Chicken Castanets

  • 8 chicken thighs
  • 200 g button mushrooms, halved
  • 15 cherry tomatoes
  • 1 Spanish chorizo, sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • Salt, to taste
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • Olive oil

How to cook Chicken Castanets

  1. 1.Marinate chicken in soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce overnight.
  2. 2.Sear chicken in olive oil over high heat until golden on both sides; remove.
  3. 3.Over low heat, sauté garlic until lightly browned, then add onion and cook until soft.
  4. 4.Raise heat to medium, stir-fry chorizo 1 minute, then add carrot and mushrooms for 2 minutes.
  5. 5.Add stock, scraping browned bits from the pan. Return chicken with thyme, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.
  6. 6.Add tomatoes, cook over high heat 5 minutes to reduce sauce, season, and serve.
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