There are dishes in the cuisines of various nations that are prepared very simply and easily, but this does not make their taste any worse. Chicken stew with gravy is one of these dishes. It does not require exquisite ingredients, and any housewife can prepare it, even those who are not yet very experienced in home cooking. In addition, the chicken gravy included in the composition allows for many variations, so you can always add something new and your own to the recipe. Well, shall we try to cook?
How to deliciously stew chicken in a frying pan
Chicken baked in the oven, grilled or grilled, fried in a frying pan, boiled in broth and steamed. Chicken chops, cutlets, zrazy and dumplings, kebabs and gravy... You can endlessly list the traditional cooking options for this bird, but the most popular from the point of view of healthy food is stewing both chicken meat and chicken giblets.
It is generally accepted that chicken itself is a bit dry and it is impossible to get a juicy and tender dish from it. We are in a hurry to debunk the established stereotype. If you stew a chicken correctly, you won’t find anything more tender and tastier than this meat. But how do you cook stewed chicken so that everyone gasps?
First, we’ll tell you a secret: to get juicy chicken, you need to simmer it in a frying pan with some kind of gravy. Culinary annals contain a myriad of different types of sauces, and we have selected the simplest and best recipes from them.
The classic option, which is also the fastest and most delicious, is to stew the chicken in sour cream or cream. The chicken combined with the creamy flavor is amazing. Be sure to try this option.
No less interesting and appetizing is the combination of chicken meat with vegetables. For example, you can make stewed chicken liver with onions and potatoes with the addition of water and spices, and also stew chicken in a frying pan in tomato, where you can use either fresh tomatoes or ready-made tomato sauce or tomato paste.
How long to simmer chicken in a frying pan
No less important in stewing chicken is compliance with the time regime. Chicken liver and meat are quite tender and require a delicate attitude, because if the cooking time is exceeded, they will simply begin to fall apart, and if heat treatment is insufficient, they will become “rubbery.”
- Thus, chicken livers, chicken breasts and wings should only be simmered for 15 minutes.
- Farm chicken fillet cut into small pieces is stewed for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Poultry chicken will require a little more time - 15-25 minutes, depending on how old the bird is.
- Stewing chicken gizzards will take the most time - from 40 minutes to 1.5 hours.
- Chicken hearts are more “accommodating” in this matter and will be ready in half an hour.
- Simmer chicken legs in a frying pan for no more than 35 and no less than 25 minutes.
How to stew chicken fillet in tomato in Italian
With this recipe, you can prepare a chic Italian-style treat with your own hands. The most tender chicken with tomato sauce will not leave anyone indifferent.
Ingredients
- Chicken fillet – 0.6 kg
- Tomato paste – 40 g;
- Onion – 2 heads
- Carrots – 2 roots
- Garlic cloves 4 pcs.
- Bay leaf – 2 leaves
- Parsley – 0.5 bunch
- Dill greens – 0.5 bunch
- Salt - to taste
- Black pepper – 7 peas
- High-grade white flour – 2 tbsp.
- Cool water – 250 ml.
How to stew chicken fillet in a frying pan
- Cut the chicken meat into small pieces. Grind the black pepper thoroughly in a mortar and mix with salt, 10 ml of oil and 1 clove of garlic. Rub the resulting mixture onto the chicken.
- Pour oil into a well-heated frying pan, and as soon as it warms up, fry the chicken fillet in it until golden brown and transfer to a dish.
- Let's prepare the sauté. Chop the onion into thin half rings and fry in a frying pan. At this time, grate the carrots on a coarse grater and add them to the golden onions. We press the garlic flat with the blade of a knife to crush it, and then finely chop it, after which we send it to the sautéed vegetables. Fry everything over medium heat, stirring with a spatula, and then add flour, mix everything again and continue frying.
- Let's prepare the sauce. Mix the tomato paste with water and spices, and then pour the finished tomato mixture into the vegetables in a thin stream, while vigorously mixing everything with a fork so that the flour does not become lumpy. Add salt to taste. Add the laurel and simmer for a couple of minutes until thickened.
Now add the fried chicken to the resulting tomato-vegetable marinade and simmer the dish over low heat under the lid for another 15 minutes.
Chicken pieces baked with paprika
Chicken pieces baked with paprika turn out juicy and piquant. For this recipe, it is recommended to use thighs or other parts of the carcass with bones, but without skin.
What ingredients will you need?
- 8 chicken thighs without skin but with bones;
- 0.75 tsp. smoked paprika
- 0.6 tsp. garlic powder;
- 0.25 tsp onion powder;
- 0.6 tsp. ground black pepper;
- a small pinch of cayenne pepper;
- 0.5 tsp. brown sugar;
- 0.5 tsp. kosher salt;
- 2 tbsp. l. mayonnaise or vegetable oil;
- 2 tbsp. l. chopped parsley, for garnish.
Step-by-step cooking process
- Place all the spices (smoked paprika, onion and garlic powder, black and cayenne pepper, brown sugar) in a small container or ziplock bag and shake until combined.
- The oven should be preheated to 220°C and its rack placed in the middle.
- You need to remove the skin from the chicken thighs and remove all excess fat.
- Then you need to transfer the chicken pieces into a ziplock bag or large bowl along with 2 tbsp. l. butter or mayonnaise, a mixture of seasonings and 0.5 tsp. salt, mix well, thoroughly rubbing the spices into the chicken.
- After this, you need to put the chicken in a baking dish and bake, uncovered, in a preheated oven for 45-55 minutes, or until the pieces are soft, with the juices running clear.
It is recommended to garnish the finished dish with parsley and serve immediately.
How to stew chicken liver with potatoes
Ingredients
- Chicken liver – 0.3 kg + –
- Onion – 1 onion + –
- Carrots - 1 pc. + –
- Potatoes – 6-8 tubers + –
- Butter – 30 g + –
- Boiling water – 1-2 cups + –
- Salt - 1/2 tsp. or to taste + –
- Pepper mixture - 1/3 tsp. + –
How to cook chicken liver in a frying pan
Chicken liver is perhaps the most tender of all types of this offal that you have ever tried; it literally melts in your mouth if cooked correctly. We suggest stewing liver with potatoes, tasty and quick.
- For this dish we need a frying pan. Melt the butter in a heated container and fry the finely chopped onions in it, and then add the carrots, chopped into thin semicircles.
- After a couple of minutes, add the chicken livers, cut in half, to the vegetable sauté and fry them for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Next, cut the peeled potato tubers into medium cubes 2x2 cm and place in a frying pan. Salt and pepper everything and pour boiling water so that the water is level with the potatoes.
Simmer the dish over low heat, covered, until the potatoes are ready, 15-20 minutes.
With crust
Chicken pieces in the oven, the recipe (the most delicious) for which suggests getting a golden brown crust - this is an excellent alternative to deep-fried or pan-fried dishes.
Chicken pieces in the oven with crust, recipe.
The result is meat that is appetizing and crispy on the outside, without extra calories or cholesterol.
What ingredients will you need?
- 10 chicken thighs with bones and skin (about 1.5 kg);
- 1 tbsp. l. baking powder (do not replace it with baking soda, it is not the same);
- 2 tsp. kosher salt (plus more to taste);
- 2 tsp. sweet paprika;
- 1 tsp. black pepper;
- 3 tbsp. l. BBQ sauce.
Step-by-step cooking process
- The oven needs to be preheated to 220°C.
- Then you need to dry the chicken thighs well with paper towels - so as to make them as dry as possible.
- After this, the pieces should be sprinkled with salt, paprika, pepper and baking powder and gently rub the spices with your hands, ensuring an even coating.
- Next, you need to place the chicken thighs on a wire rack set on top of a baking sheet, leaving a small space between the pieces. You can pre-spray the grate with nonstick spray or oil it to minimize sticking of the meat.
- Bake the chicken for 35-40 minutes. for a crispy crust and juicy meat inside.
- After this, you need to remove the baking sheet from the oven and set aside for 5 minutes. This ensures that the skin on the thighs retains most of its crispiness.
The chicken pieces should then be coated with BBQ sauce and served immediately.
How to stew chicken hearts in a frying pan
You can cook delicious chicken hearts with onions in just half an hour. This dish will be an excellent addition to pasta, rice or potato side dish.
Ingredients
- Chicken hearts -1-1.2 kg
- Carrots – 1 large root vegetable
- Onion - 2 heads
- Curry – ½ -1 tsp.
- Refined sunflower oil – 50-80 ml
- Black pepper powder – ½ tsp.
- Table salt - to taste.
How to cook stewed chicken hearts
- Heat the frying pan thoroughly, pour oil into it and fry the chicken hearts over medium heat for about 15 minutes.
- Next, pour the onion half rings into the container, and after another five minutes, grated carrots.
- With constant stirring, fry the vegetables with hearts for 5-7 minutes, then add curry, salt, pepper, and half a glass of water.
- Under a closed lid, simmer the hearts for 20 minutes over medium heat.
This is the most budget option for the chicken menu that we offered today. But if you wish, you can improve the recipe by adding 3 tbsp along with water. sour cream or 1-2 tbsp. tomato paste. Or you can add more vegetables, for example this mix: finely chopped tomato, bell pepper and green beans.
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The most affordable meat for most of the population is chicken. Both in terms of dietary qualities and price. Not to mention the taste. A tasty, quick dish that is served very often in families. It needs to be prepared in such a way that the family is happy and well-fed, and the hostess has peace of mind.
Useful kitchen tricks will come in handy for those who still don’t know how to stew chicken in a frying pan and which pieces of chicken need to be stewed for how long. What spices should I use? How to stew chicken legs, wings and cook gizzards in a frying pan to make dinner a success.
Chicken pieces (legs) in tomato sauce in the oven
Chicken legs (drumsticks) are also great pieces for baking. You don't even have to be tricky with them. All you need is a good marinade and you are guaranteed a delicious snack. Today we will cook them in tomato sauce with spices.
Grocery list:
- chicken drumsticks - 6 pcs.;
- ketchup - 2 tbsp;
- ground paprika - 1 tsp;
- spices for chicken - 2 tsp;
- salt.
Quantity: 6 servings
Cooking time: 1 hour 15 minutes.
Recipe for chicken legs in tomato sauce in the oven
- Place the drumsticks in a bowl, add salt, paprika and spices. I put ketchup. And mix well. Leave to marinate for 30 minutes.
- After half an hour, put them in a mold or on a baking sheet. Bake at 170-180 degrees for 40 minutes.
- During the baking process, after 20 minutes, take them out, turn them over and grease them with the fat that has separated from them and mixed with the tomato sauce. Another 20 minutes and they are ready.
Very fast, very simple and very tasty! Enjoy your meal!
Recipe author: Victoria S.
How to stew correctly
The general principles of stewing chicken in a frying pan are nothing tricky, and most housewives do not even suspect that there are any special secrets in this operation. However, they exist, and later we will talk about how long to simmer various parts of a bird carcass.
- Choose a frying pan with thick walls, preferably cast iron.
- Pour a little vegetable oil into a hot frying pan, as the fat will leak from the chicken.
- Place portions.
- And fry on each side for 5 minutes.
- Add onion, quartered and cut into half rings.
- Fry the onion with the chicken until transparent.
- Place on low heat and simmer for another 20 minutes with the lid on.
- 5 minutes before the end of stewing, add finely crushed garlic.
- How long does it take different parts of chicken to simmer in a frying pan?
- Chicken fillet is divided into longitudinal pieces.
- Wrap in cling film and lightly beat.
- Lubricate with a mixture - mayonnaise, low-fat mayonnaise, salt and ground black pepper,
- Chopped chicken fillets are fried on both sides over not very high heat in a hot frying pan with sunflower oil.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Delicious chicken in lemon marinade
Ingredients:
- Chicken – 1 kg
- Onion - 1 pc.
- Garlic - 3 cloves
- Juice from one lemon
- Bay leaf - 2 pcs.
- Cloves - 3 pcs.
- Vegetable oil - 6 tbsp. l.
- Ground black pepper, salt - to taste
Preparing the marinade
- Peel the onion, wash and cut into rings.
- Peel the garlic and grate it on a fine grater or crush it in a garlic press.
- Mix lemon juice, onion, garlic, bay leaf, salt, ground black pepper and crushed cloves.
- Let the mixture sit for 10-15 minutes.
Preparing the recipe
- Cut the prepared chicken into portions.
- Pour the marinade over the pieces and leave overnight.
- Then remove the meat and fry in hot vegetable oil on both sides until golden brown.
- After this, pour in a little hot water so that the stewed chicken gradually reaches readiness.
- Strain the marinade, pour it over the meat and let it simmer for another 5 minutes.
Serve fluffy rice as a side dish.
Chicken wings in a frying pan
The most tender chicken meat is in the wings. Therefore, the approach to stewing chicken wings will be a little special. Not the same as portioned pieces of chicken fillet.
- We make a mixture - low-fat mayonnaise with salt and ground black pepper to taste, grease the chicken wings.
- Leave for 15-20 minutes to soak thoroughly.
- Place the wings in a normally heated frying pan with sunflower oil.
- Lightly fry.
- Close the lid and simmer
- We bring it to readiness. It's about 15 minutes
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Stewed chicken in green sauce
Required:
- Chicken – 1 kg
- Lettuce leaves - 1 bunch
- Olive oil - 2 tbsp. l.
- Peeled pumpkin seeds - 5 tbsp. l.
- Bell pepper - 2 pcs.
- salt - to taste
Preparing the recipe
- Toast the peeled pumpkin seeds in a dry frying pan.
- Pass the roasted pumpkin seeds through a meat grinder.
- Remove stems and seeds from green sweet peppers. Rinse well and finely chop together with the lettuce leaves.
- Wash the gutted chicken, dry it and cut it into portions.
- Place the pieces of meat in a frying pan with heated olive oil, add pepper, lettuce and pumpkin seeds.
- Mix everything and simmer until done.
Stewed chicken is served hot in a deep dish.
Chicken gizzards
The process of preparing chicken gizzards is the most labor-intensive. But the result in the form of a delicious dinner or a second course for lunch for the whole family is worth the effort.
- Rinse the ventricles under running water,
- Remove the film from the chicken stomachs.
- Cook for 40 minutes.
- Fry onions in butter until translucent,
- Add the navels to the pan with the onions and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add sour cream and spices.
- Simmer covered for 15-20 minutes until done.
For some reason, different housewives produce the same product differently. We want everything we cook for our family to be tasty and healthy. Therefore, we use the experience and techniques that those who love and know how to cook share with us.
We told you how to stew chicken in a frying pan and you now know that different parts of the carcass are stewed for different times and the approach to them is slightly different. These secrets determine how tasty the bird you serve will be.
The softness and juiciness of chicken meat, which has been stewed in a frying pan, saucepan or oven, will be appreciated by every member of your family. You can saturate the taste with spiciness or sweetness, add a piquant garlic aroma or a pleasant spice of khmeli-suneli, add vegetables or porridge to meat pieces - there are countless cooking options.
How to stew chicken
Cooks suggest making chicken juicy and incredibly soft by stewing. For such heat treatment, sauces are often used: tomato, cream or any other. Dietary meat fully reveals its taste, retains tenderness, and stewing chicken is easy. For the process, you can use a thick-bottomed saucepan, a frying pan, a slow cooker, or an oven. In each case, the dish will retain maximum benefits and acquire a pleasant taste.
In a frying pan
When stewing in a pan, give preference to fresh, not frozen poultry. The final taste depends on the correct choice of meat. A young chicken that is not too large is the best choice. If you decide to stew chicken in a frying pan, then choose thick-walled dishes, for example, cast iron. You will need a little vegetable oil for cooking, as the fat will leak out of the chicken.
With sour cream
Chicken pieces in the oven (the recipe is the most delicious and interesting) can be cooked in a sauce based on sour cream and cheese.
This meat turns out very juicy and flavorful.
What ingredients will you need?
- 7-8 pieces of chicken;
- 1 tbsp. mozzarella;
- 1 tbsp. sour cream;
- 0.75 tbsp. grated parmesan;
- 1 tsp. dried oregano;
- 1 tsp. dried basil;
- 1 tsp. garlic powder;
- 0.5 tsp. salt;
- 0.5 tsp. coarsely ground pepper;
- finely chopped parsley, for garnish.
Step-by-step cooking process
- The oven should be preheated to 190°C, and the baking dish should be greased with vegetable oil.
- Then you need to mix sour cream with 0.5 tbsp. parmesan, oregano, basil, salt, garlic powder and pepper.
- Place the chicken pieces in a baking dish and sprinkle evenly with mozzarella and grease with sour cream and cheese sauce, add the remaining Parmesan cheese on top.
- Bake this dish for 1 hour or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 73°C.
- The finished pieces should be decorated with parsley and served hot.
Stewed chicken - recipe
The classic recipe for stewed chicken will appeal to gourmets who will be able to feel the amazing juiciness and tenderness of poultry meat soaked in tomato juice and wine. You can give up garlic, replace red wine with white, this will not make the dish worse, but will acquire new flavor notes. If the calorie content of the product needs to be reduced, remove the skin from the chicken before cooking.
In sour cream
- Cooking time: 70-90 min.
- Number of servings: 4-5 persons.
- Calorie content of the dish: 185 kcal.
- Purpose: for lunch.
- Cuisine: Russian.
- Difficulty of preparation: simple.
One of the favorite home recipes of many housewives is chicken stewed in sour cream. It is very simple to prepare, the method is quick, and the dish will appeal to children and adults. The result is juicy chicken pieces and sour cream sauce, which will be the best addition to the side dish. Use homemade or factory-made carcass, chicken legs or thighs; even stewed chicken fillet will become juicy and tender thanks to sour cream.
- chicken meat – 1 kg;
- bulbs – 2 pcs.;
- sour cream – 250 ml;
- garlic cloves – 3-4 pcs.;
- bay leaf – 2 pcs.;
- water or broth – 100 ml;
- peppercorns – 5 pcs.;
- hops-suneli – 1 tsp;
- lean oil - for frying;
- salt, ground black pepper - to taste.
- Cut the bird into small pieces
- Salt and pepper the pieces, fry in a frying pan.
- Cut the onion into half rings.
- Take a saucepan with a thick bottom. Place the meat, onion, pepper and bay leaf into the pan. Fill the contents of the saucepan with sour cream and water (broth).
- Simmer the meat for 30 minutes over low heat, covering it with a lid, then add hops-suneli, garlic, mix thoroughly so that each piece is saturated with spices.
- Homemade chicken needs to be stewed for another 40 minutes; for factory-produced poultry, this time can be reduced.
- During stewing, control the amount of liquid; when it evaporates, add a little hot water.
Italian style baked chicken
Italian baked chicken is usually seasoned with a simple spice blend of fresh garlic and olive oil, then sprinkled with parsley and fresh basil. This simple combination is enough to provide a pleasant taste and aroma.
What ingredients will you need?
- 900 g chicken thigh fillet (skinless and boneless);
- sea salt and coarsely ground pepper;
- 2 tsp. dry oregano;
- 1 tsp. fresh thyme (from 2 fresh sprigs);
- 1 tsp. sweet paprika;
- 4 cloves garlic, minced;
- 3 tbsp. l. olive oil;
- juice of half a lemon;
- 1 medium red onion, halved and thinly sliced;
- 5-6 medium tomatoes, cut in half;
- a handful of chopped fresh parsley, for garnish;
- fresh basil leaves, for garnish.
Step-by-step cooking process
- The oven needs to be preheated to 220°C.
- The chicken needs to be blotted dry with napkins, then placed in a large zip-lock bag, carefully release the air from it and fasten it, place it on a poultry cutting board.
- Using a meat mallet, pound the chicken until smooth.
- After this, the fillet pieces should be seasoned with salt and coarse pepper on both sides and transferred to a large bowl or dish, add spices, chopped garlic, olive oil and lemon juice and mix so that the whole chicken is evenly coated.
- In a large baking dish or baking sheet, lightly greased with oil, spread the onions and place the seasoned chicken on top, add the tomatoes.
- Next, cover the baking dish tightly with foil and cook the dish for 10 minutes, then remove this covering and bake for another 8-10 minutes. or until ready.
- The finished chicken needs to be removed from the oven and left for a while (about 5-10 minutes).
- Before serving, it is advisable to garnish the dish with fresh parsley and basil.
With vegetables
- Cooking time: 40 min.
- Number of servings: 5-6 persons.
- Calorie content of the dish: 88 kcal.
- Purpose: for dinner.
- Cuisine: Russian.
- Difficulty of preparation: simple.
A beautiful, juicy, tasty, aromatic dish that is also filling and healthy is stewed chicken with vegetables. This braised chicken breast will become a favorite treat for the whole family. The use of fillet in the recipe is optional; it can be replaced with drumsticks, cheap wings or any other parts. Vegetables in the dish can be replaced with others. As a result, chicken is stewed differently every time.
- chicken fillet – 600 g;
- onion – 1 piece;
- carrot – 1 pc.;
- cauliflower – 400 g;
- sweet pepper – 1 pc.;
- tomatoes – 2 pcs.;
- garlic cloves – 2 pcs.;
- water – 300 ml;
- oil for frying – 3-4 tbsp;
- dill - half a bunch;
- salt, pepper, chicken seasoning - to taste.
- Wash and cut the chicken fillet into not too small pieces.
- Fry them in a frying pan until golden brown.
- Chop the onion and carrots, add them to the meat, fry for 5 minutes.
- Cut the pepper into strips, cube the tomatoes, divide the cauliflower into small inflorescences.
- Combine all the vegetables and meat in a frying pan, pour boiling water over them. Add spices and simmer for 8 minutes.
- At the end, add chopped dill and squeeze out the garlic. Simmer for another 3-4 minutes.
Chicken in the oven with curdled milk in Swedish
Required Products:
- Chicken – 1 kg
- Butter - 100 g
- Onion - 3 pcs.
- Flour - 1.5 tbsp. l.
- Yogurt - 2 cups
- Chicken broth - 1 cup
- Lemon juice - 1 tbsp. l.
- Salt - to taste
Preparation
- Peel the onion and finely chop. Place it in boiling water, boil and place in a colander to drain.
- Rinse the prepared chicken, dry it, and rub it with salt inside and out.
- Then put it in a saucepan or saucepan with melted butter in the amount of 75 g.
- Place the container with the chicken in a hot oven and brown it on all sides. Then take it out.
- Add onion to the same oil and fry it until golden brown.
- Then add flour and brown it.
- Then pour in the yogurt and strained broth and mix well.
- Place the chicken back into the bowl with the sauce and simmer in the oven until soft.
- Then remove, cut into portions and place on a plate.
- Strain the sauce, season with the remaining butter and lemon juice.
- Pour this flavorful mixture over the chicken.
Serve rice pilaf or homemade noodles and lettuce as a side dish.