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🍽️ Tender chicken thighs with caramelized apple slices

501 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 4 chicken drumsticks
• salt
• white peppercorns
• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 200 ml dry white wine
• 2 apples
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 lemon (juice)
• 20 ml Calvados
• chives (for garnish)

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the chicken thighs under running water.
2. 2. Pat the meat completely dry with a kitchen towel.
3. 3. Season the thighs generously with salt and coarsely ground pepper.
4. 4. Heat oil in a casserole pot.
5. 5. Fry the chicken thighs on all sides until golden brown.
6. 6. Deglaze the meat with wine.
7. 7. Cover the pot and let the meat cook on low heat for about 30 minutes.
8. 8. Rinse the apples under running water.
9. 9. Cut the apples in half lengthwise.
10. 10. Remove the core from the apple halves.
11. 11. Cut the apple halves into thin wedges.
12. 12. Heat butter and honey in a separate pan.
13. 13. Let the mixture caramelize slightly.
14. 14. Toss the apple wedges in the caramelized butter-honey mixture.
15. 15. Deglaze the apples with lemon juice.
16. 16. Deglaze the apples with Calvados (apple brandy).
17. 17. Pour the apple wedges over the finished chicken thighs.
18. 18. Garnish the dish with fresh chives.
19. 19. Serve the food warm.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 501
• Protein: 28 g · Fett/Fat: 28 g · Carbs: 21 g