Monday is here and it’s back to the grind. What a weekend. I had a super busy weekend with holiday shopping, staff party, and preparing for my trip to Tennessee for business. I am in Jackson TN for the next 4 days but don’t worry – I will be posting all the time I am there.
On to the food…
I have a recipe to share with you. I never made this before last Wednesday but must say – It was my favorite meal in a long time. I was so impressed with the flavor and texture. Bare with me and I will let you know what I did.
I started off with Chicken Thighs, not just because they are light on the wallet but also because they have so much flavor and stay very juicy. I had some blueberries that I wanted to use up as well so I thought to myself… braised chicken with a blueberry sauce – why not?
Again just like my motto emphasizes – if I can do it, anybody can do it. This dish is so easy and simple yet the results are astonishing.
Ingredients
- 4 Chicken-Thighs (Bone-In)
- 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
- 1 Cup Blueberries
- 1/4 Cup Butter
- 2 Tbsp. White Sugar
- Juice of an Orange
- 1/8 Cup Roasted Pecans
- Pinch of Salt
- Pinch of Pepper
- 1/8 Tsp. Dried Coriander
Method
- Preheat Oven to 350 Degrees F.
- Preheat Skillet on high heat.
- Season chicken thighs with salt, pepper and coriander.
- Place skin side down in the skillet and cook for 6 minutes until skin becomes golden (you want to lock in the flavors – so don’t move the chicken around or flip it until it turns golden).
- Once one side is browned, flip over and repeat the process.
- Place chicken in a casserole dish or roaster.
- For extra flavor, leave all the bits in the skillet, then add the butter, sugar, and orange juice to begin creating the sauce.
- Once the sugar is dissolved, stir in the blueberries and cook for 6 minutes.
- Add the sauce over the chicken and cook at 350 Degrees for about 35 minutes uncovered.
- Remove the chicken from the sauce and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and place back in the oven to crisp the exterior.
- Place sauce on stove top and bring to a boil to thicken.
- Preheat dry pan and roast pecans for about 3-4 minutes – moving and shaking them often to avoid burning.
- Remove chicken from oven, top with sauce and finish with roasted pecans.
- ENJOY!
Wow – That was a lot of instructions, but trust me it wasn’t as bad as it looks. It is pretty basic, but the sauce is amazing. By leaving the chicken bit from the original browning process the sauce is packed with flavor. I cannot wait for you to try this and let me know what you think.
Zesty Tip: When sauteing any meat, fish, poultry , or even vegetables – the original browning process is crucial. This is where the base of the flavor is created. Be patient and let the food brown and form that beautiful crust/ golden color. You will be very happy with the results.
Have a great Monday and look forward to hearing from everyone.
Take care
zesty
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I would have never thought of this combination of flavors! Looks fabulous! Great job Zesty! Have safe travels!
yes, such a great mix of flavos! Love it!
Cory, I made bread yesterday following your recipe, it was a total success. thank you so much! ^_^
Now this is something I have never seen! Looks great! Safe travels!
Delicious! Blueberries make a good pairing with meat… who knew? Last summer I made a pork tenderloin w/ blueberry barbecue sauce and it was quite unique as well.
Looks amazing. Will definitely be bookmarking this one!
What an interesting combination of savory and sweet! Thanks for sharing!
What a great looking dish! So creative!
Thanks everyone! Glad to see people enjoying creativity.
Coco- that is great – I am glad you enjoyed the bread.
zesty
Wow, I never would have thunk it!!!! Looks really good!!!!
I love your ideas! So creative!
I’ll have to make this for my girlfriend, she loves blueberries (I’m not a blueberry fan, myself) and I bet she would just adore this. I have done something similar with raspberries that was wicked good.
Tennessee? That sounds fun!
Zesty!
What type of casserole dish is the one you are cooking the blueberries?? It doesn’t look like an enameled cast iron, does it?
thanks,
Gabi.
i’ve been meaning to try a blueberry bbq sauce!! this looks amazing
Crazy! I have never heard of blueberry with chicken before – but I love it! I will definitely be flagging this recipe for the future.
I owe you a recipe, I know! I will get it to you ASAP. In the meantime, check out the contest on my blog
Yay Tennessee!
yum yum yum. I love the combination of fruity and savory dishes.
WOW. This recipe is awesome
I would NEVER have thought of it. You could probably use frozen blueberries right?
Wow! Such and interesting combo. Not something I would have considered since it is so far from blueberry season.
What a great combo. I’d eat this and then be licking my fingers clean! Totally going to try it!
That’s an excellent recipe Cory, I always love combining meat and fruit but have never been able to do it with berries. It’s almost like combining dinner and dessert into one, chicken + blueberry pecan pie!
Wow, this looks like a fantastic combo!! So many different tastes and textures, I’m sure it is amazing when it’s all combined together.
Simply YUMMY!
My family has so many picky eaters, diabetics and onion haters (how did that happen???), I had gotten into a rut of the same boring chicken dishes but I read this and OMG! I ran to the store got the blueberries and EVERYONE loved it!!! It was easy to prepare and totally made everyone happy! The roasted root veggies were also a huge hit, living in southern Georgia root veggies are a major part of the diet.
Thank you so much and safe travels!
Looks delicious. I love blueberries but I never thought about putting them with chicken. Great idea~!
very interesting flavors! I love blueberries but I would have never thought of putting them on chicken. Very creative and great photos!
I am sure this tastes fabulous!
Looks great!
Mmmmmmmmmmmm. Looks wonderful- I’m going to try it with cranberries tonight (since that’s all I have) and I’ll report back to let you know how it turned out. I bet the leftovers would be great shredded and put on a yummy salad.
This sounds really good!