5-ingredient braised chicken with spelt

5-ingredient braised chicken with spelt

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Difficulty
Easy 👌
Preparation
45 min
Baking
0 min
Resting
0 min

Ingredients

2Servings
MetricImperial
2
chicken legs
190 g
spelt
½ head
radicchio
6 cloves
garlic
60 ml
apple cider vinegar
355 ml
water
salt
pepper
olive oil for frying

Utensils

cutting board, knife, tongs, pot, cooking spoon

Nutrition per serving

Cal699
Fat24 g
Protein55 g
Carb63 g
  • Step 1/4

    Season the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper.  Core the radicchio and cut into thin wedges. Peel the garlic cloves and crush them.
    • 2 chicken legs
    • ½ head radicchio
    • 6 cloves garlic
    • salt
    • pepper
    • cutting board
    • knife

    Season the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Core the radicchio and cut into thin wedges. Peel the garlic cloves and crush them.

  • Step 2/4

    Set a pot over medium-high heat and add a drizzle of olive oil. Add the chicken drumsticks and skin-side down chicken thighs and cook for approx. 12 min. until the skin is crispy and browned. Flip, and cook for approx. 8 min. more. Remove from the pot.
    • olive oil for frying
    • tongs
    • pot

    Set a pot over medium-high heat and add a drizzle of olive oil. Add the chicken drumsticks and skin-side down chicken thighs and cook for approx. 12 min. until the skin is crispy and browned. Flip, and cook for approx. 8 min. more. Remove from the pot.

  • Step 3/4

    Add another light drizzle of olive oil to the pot, if needed, and add the garlic cloves. Let sauté for approx. 1 min. then add the spelt. Season with salt and pepper and let cook for about 5. min. or until it smells fragrant and the spelt is toasted slightly. Deglaze the pot with the apple cider vinegar, then add the water. Bring to a boil.
    • 190 g spelt
    • 60 ml apple cider vinegar
    • 355 ml water
    • salt
    • pepper
    • cooking spoon

    Add another light drizzle of olive oil to the pot, if needed, and add the garlic cloves. Let sauté for approx. 1 min. then add the spelt. Season with salt and pepper and let cook for about 5. min. or until it smells fragrant and the spelt is toasted slightly. Deglaze the pot with the apple cider vinegar, then add the water. Bring to a boil.

  • Step 4/4

    Once the pot is boiling, add the chicken back in and cook for approx. 20 min. or until chicken is cooked through, spelt is cooked, and liquid is almost totally gone. Plate the spelt and chicken and serve with radicchio. Enjoy!

    Once the pot is boiling, add the chicken back in and cook for approx. 20 min. or until chicken is cooked through, spelt is cooked, and liquid is almost totally gone. Plate the spelt and chicken and serve with radicchio. Enjoy!

  • Enjoy your meal!

    5-ingredient braised chicken with spelt

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