Braised Lemon Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 chicken thighs (bone in, skin on)
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 1/4 cups chopped shallots
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 2 lemons, rinsed,halved lengthwise,and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup or 1/4 cup dry white
• 1 teaspoon herbes de provence

Recipe

• 1 rinse chicken and pat dry.
• 2 trim and discard pockets of fat.
• 3 in a bowl, mix vinegar and oil, and season to taste.
• 4 add thighs and turn to coat.
• 5 cover and chill 1 hour.
• 6 after 1 hour chilling time, preheat oven to 350f while continuing with recipe.
• 7 set a 5 to 6 quart ovenproof pan with lid over medium-high heat.
• 8 lift chicken thighs from marinade (reserve marinade) and arrange in a single layer in pan.
• 9 turn as necessary to brown on both sides, 4 to 6 minutes total.
• 10 transfer chicken to a rimmed plate and lower heat under pan.
• 11 add shallots and garlic to pan and stir frequently until shallots are limp, about 5 minutes.
• 12 return chicken to pan and add marinade, lemons, , and herbes de provence.
• 13 cover pan.
• 14 transfer to preheated oven and bake until chicken is very tender when pierced, 30 to 45 minutes.
• 15 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 16 spoon into bowls to serve.