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🍽️ Chicken in Beer Clay Pot
669 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 4 chicken drumsticks
- 4 chicken breast fillets (with skin)
- 8 shallots
- 100 g mushrooms
- salt
- pepper (from the mill)
- 100 g smoked belly bacon
- 400 ml dark beer
- 1 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
Instructions
- 1. Submerge the clay pot (an unglazed ceramic vessel) completely in water and let it soak for at least 15 minutes.
- 2. Rinse the chicken meat under cold water and pat it dry with kitchen paper.
- 3. Cut the chicken breast fillets in half horizontally to create two thinner fillets per piece.
- 4. Peel the shallots and cut each one in half.
- 5. Clean the mushrooms of any dirt and cut them in half as well.
- 6. Season the chicken pieces generously with salt and black pepper.
- 7. Cut the bacon into small cubes.
- 8. Heat a large pan and fry the bacon cubes in it until the fat has melted and the bacon is crispy.
- 9. Place the seasoned chicken pieces in the pan and fry them on all sides until golden brown.
- 10. Remove the browned meat from the pan and set it aside on a plate.
- 11. Deglaze the pan with 100 milliliters of beer by swirling the pan briefly on the stove to loosen the browned bits.
- 12. Mix the mushrooms, shallots, the deglazed pan juices, and the chopped parsley in a bowl.
- 13. Season the vegetable mixture again with salt and pepper to taste.
- 14. Place the vegetable mixture into the soaked and drained clay pot.
- 15. Place the browned chicken pieces on top of the vegetables in the pot.
- 16. Pour the remaining beer over the chicken and vegetables.
- 17. Seal the clay pot with its matching lid.
- 18. Place the sealed pot into a cold oven.
- 19. Set the oven to 200 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat and let it heat up.
- 20. Let the chicken cook for about 1 hour.
- 21. Serve the finished dish hot with fresh baguette as desired.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 669
- Protein: 79 g · Fett/Fat: 35 g · Carbs: 5 g