Poulet au cidre breton

Name: Poulet au cidre breton
Total time: 75 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Brittany
Ingredients: 1 free-range chicken cut into 8 pieces (1.5 kg / 3.3 lb); 500 ml (2 cups) dry Breton cider; 300 ml (1¼ cups) thick crème fraîche; 2 yellow onions, thinly sliced; 4 tart apples (Reinette), quartered; 100 g (3½ oz) smoked lardons; 2 tbsp calvados; 1 bouquet garni (thyme, bay leaf)

Chicken braised in Breton cider

⏱ 75 minServes 4Easy520 kcal

A recipe from Le Chaudron — the cooking of France’s regions.

01 — Ingredients4 servings

1free-range chicken, cut into 8 pieces1.5 kg (3.3 lb)
500 ml (2 cups)dry Breton cider
300 ml (1¼ cups)thick crème fraîche
2yellow onions, thinly sliced
4tart apples (Reinette), quartered
100 g (3½ oz)smoked lardons
2 tbspCalvados
1bouquet garnithyme, bay leaf

1 free-range chicken, cut into 8 pieces 1.5 kg (3.3 lb)
500 ml (2 cups) dry Breton cider
300 ml (1¼ cups) thick crème fraîche
2 yellow onions, thinly sliced
4 tart apples (Reinette), quartered
100 g (3½ oz) smoked lardons
2 tbsp Calvados
1 bouquet garni thyme, bay leaf

Serves 4. In the app, quantities adjust to the number of guests on their own — and the ingredients go straight to your shopping list.

02 — Equipment

1 large cast-iron Dutch oven (28 cm / 11 in across)

1 chef’s knife (22 cm / 9 in blade)

1 wooden cutting board

1 vegetable peeler for the apples

1 sturdy wooden spoon

1 medium stainless-steel ladle

1 long kitchen lighter

03 — Method

Season the chicken and brown it in the Dutch oven with a little oil for 8 minutes.
Add the smoked lardons and sliced onions and cook for 5 minutes, stirring, until caramelized.
Pour in the calvados and carefully flambé, then deglaze with the cider, scraping up the browned bits.
Add the bouquet garni, cover and cook over low heat for 35 minutes, turning halfway.
Meanwhile, peel, core and quarter the apples.
Add the apples for the last 15 minutes so they soften without falling apart.
Remove the bouquet garni, stir the thick crème fraîche into the sauce off the heat and adjust the seasoning.