Braised Balsamic Chicken With Garlic And Onions

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 pieces bacon, cut into 1/4 inch strips
• 1 chicken, cut into 8 pieces (or 8 pieces of your favorite cut)
• 1 lb onion, thinly sliced (or shallots)
• 1 head garlic, separated and peeled
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon in a deep heavy skilled until crisp.
• 2 drain on paper towels, reserving bacon grease in skillet.
• 3 pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper.
• 4 brown chicken in bacon greasse, in 2 batches, over medium hight heat, turning, about 8 minutes.
• 5 transfer chicken to plate.
• 6 pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat.
• 7 lower heat, add onions to skillet and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until soft and lightly brown, about 10 minutes.
• 8 remove lid and continuing cooking until deep golden, about 10 minutes more.
• 9 add garlic and 1 cup water to skillet and bring to a boil, stirring 1 minute.
• 10 return chicken to skillet, turning pieces to coat, then arrange them skin side up and gently simmer, covered, until cooked through, about 30 minutes.
• 11 transfer chicken to serving dish.
• 12 add balsamic vinegar to sauce and boil, uncovered, mashing garlic, until slightly thickened.
• 13 season with salt and pepper and pour over chicken, then sprinkle with bacon.