Recipe Lemony Chicken

[Hemulen]

Lemony Chicken

Serves 3-4 | Preparation 5 min, cooking time 2 hours

Ingredients​

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✧ zest of 3 lemons​

✧ 6 cloves of garlic​

✧ 2 onions​

✧ 400 ml/1.7 cups water​

✧ 100 ml/0.4 cups (100 g/3.5 oz) crème fraîche​

✧ 50 ml/0.2 cups/3-4 tablespoons ev olive oil​

✧ 800 g/1.8 lb chicken wings​

✧ 7-8 juniper berries​

✧ 4 teaspoons dried rosemary​

✧ ~2 teaspoons salt​

✧ ~1 teaspoon black pepper​

Instructions

1. Grate the lemon zest and peel the garlic cloves and onions. Coarsely chop the onions.
2. Beat/mix the water and crème fraîche together with a whisk.
3. Set the oven to 200°C/390°F/gas mark 6, no fan.
4. Place all ingredients in a lidded Dutch oven/oven pan and mix. Shape a high-edged plate from foil or put a baking tray underneath to catch possible drippings.
5. Cook for about two hours in the oven (covered) and serve with e.g. mashed potatoes.

Spoiler: Salad tip

Squeeze the grated lemons, add a tablespoon of maple syrup and mix the liquid with finely grated carrots and greens to make a juicy side salad.

 

[Morning Glory]

I'm fascinated by the combination of juniper, lemon and crème fraîche here and I'd like to experiment with that. Juniper is one of my top favourite spices. But I'm not quite understanding the method. It looks like there is a sauce in one of the photos. But in the top photo its more like a coating on the wings - also, 2 hours seems a long time to cook chicken pieces at 200C. I also don't see how there would be 'drippings' if the dish was in a Dutch oven.