Chicken with Shallots And Madeira
Updated August 11, 2024
- Total Time
- 30 minutes
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Ingredients
2 tablespoons neutral oil, like corn or grape seed
1 whole chicken, cut into serving pieces, or about 3 pounds thighs or drumsticks
Salt and pepper
10 shallots ( ½ pound or more)
1 ½ cups Madeira
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice or good balsamic vinegar, or to taste
Chopped fresh parsley leaves for garnish
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
16 grams carbs; 36 milligrams cholesterol; 206 calories; 3 grams monosaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 5 grams saturated fat; 9 grams fat; 2 grams fiber; 309 milligrams sodium; 5 grams protein; 8 grams sugar
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Put oil in a deep skillet or casserole, and turn heat to medium high. When oil is hot, add chicken skin side down. Cook, sprinkling with salt and pepper, until skin is nicely browned, about 10 minutes. Turn, and brown other side a minute or 2.
- Step 2
Spoon or pour out excess fat. Add shallots, and cook, shaking pan occasionally, until they are tender and begin to brown, 5 to 10 minutes more.
- Step 3
Add Madeira, and cook over medium- to medium-high heat, turning chicken occasionally so it continues to brown and cook evenly. Let Madeira reduce almost to a glaze. If mixture dries out before chicken is done, add ½ cup water or more Madeira.
- Step 4
When chicken is cooked through and sauce is shiny and thick, add butter and lemon juice or vinegar. Cook a minute, and remove chicken to a warm plate. Taste and adjust sauce's seasoning. Spoon sauce and shallots over chicken; garnish and serve.
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Superb! Simple, quick and delicious. Easy weeknight chicken, but the final glaze makes it lovely enough to serve for guests. Could not find dry Madeira, used "medium sweet" and upon tasting immediately thought of the grandkids, who would scarf this up in a minute. Will keep looking for a dry Madeira, but even with the sweetness, it was delicious!
Delicious and easy. Used a $11 dry madeira.
A favorite recipe. i think sherry might work as well as madeira.