Irish Chicken Cabbage And Cider I Made It Ii

Irish Chicken Cabbage and Cider

Cosmicmother 5 years ago
~Made for the March 2019 Irish Challenge~

Irish Chicken Cabbage And Cider by Midgelet

A nice change up to the usual chicken dishes! It's like braised cider chicken but with the addition of cabbage and carrots.
I changed a few things up, used dried herbs instead of fresh and regular apple cider instead of the dry Irish cider (hard cider). I also added a diced apple instead of the golden raisins and a dash of apple cider vinegar to get that tang.
As I was getting it ready for the oven I realised there was no temp listed. So I did an internet search and found the recipe on Genius Kitchen. It says 325F. That recipe also calls for skin-on chicken (which I will use next time!) and to serve it over mashed potatoes. I served it over rice, only because I'm making mashed potatoes today for another meal. And I think mashed potatoes would be far better, or even a grain like barley or faro. There is a lot of sauce so you want something to soak it up! :)
I almost forgot, I could not find a savoy cabbage. I went to three different stores. I thought about getting a napa cabbage but settled on a regular green cabbage. After looking at Genius Kitchen, they said to use a savoy or napa only--probably because it would cook down faster and be more subtle in flavour.
I would change one thing with this recipe; I wouldn't dredge the chicken in flour--instead I would brown the chicken skin really well (rendering the fat) then sauté the onions and garlic in that and add some flour to the pan to make a roux--then add the liquids to make a sauce. The flour on the bare chicken made a weird skin that was dry and stringy. Other than that it was a great dish!
(There is a chicken breast under all that cabbage, lol ;)
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chuckieb 5 years ago said:

That looks wonderful Shona. I'm a little worried that we wouldn't care for it as it might be a bit sweet for our tastes but we love chicken and we love cabbage. Cool dish! Lovely photo!

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Cosmicmother 5 years ago said:

Thanks Janet! I was worried about that too, I used sugar free apple cider and added the vinegar for a little tang--thinking the hard dry cider might be more tangy?? Even with the apple I added it wasn't that sweet--perhaps more sweet with the raisins though. Pete thought it was like eating sauerkraut without the vinegary taste, lol. I think he wanted more tang. ;)

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Ladybug_MrsJ 5 years ago said:

Looks good! If only I could get Mr. J. to eat chicken! Nice pic Shona!

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DIZ3 5 years ago said:

Great photo, Cosmicmother! Looks like a very satisfying comfort dish. I've heard others mention they only use savoy cabbage. I haven't been able to find it here. I even checked the nurseries to see if I could raise it in the garden. No such luck.

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eastcoaster 5 years ago said:

Beautiful photo Shona, looks like a very comforting dish.I like your idea of not dredging the chicken in flour. Thanks for your tips:))

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mommyluvs2cook 5 years ago said:

Looks so good Shona! My husband and I like golden raisins, but my kids would not touch them with a ten foot pole, so I like your sub of apple. Skin on chicken would probably be better, as well as skipping the flour dredge and searing until brown and adding the flour in later. Glad you all enjoyed the ending dish and definitely a comfort food :) :)

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LindaLMT 5 years ago said:

Beautiful photo Shona! Interesting recipe too. Looks good though and does seem to be a nice change of pace for chicken. I too have a hard time fining Savoy cabbage and Napa on occasion. Glad the regular green version worked.

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Cosmicmother 5 years ago said:

Thanks everyone!
Funny, after I posted this I went grocery shopping in a little town south of me and their store actually had a savoy cabbage! Figures, that always happens to me, lol! But I liked it with the regular green cabbage, it had a little crunch to it still. :)

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