Name: Braised Chicken Thighs with Apples, Bacon Chutney, and Roasted Red Potatoes
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Red wine vinegar - 1 cup; Brown sugar - 1 cup; Bacon, cut into 1/4-inch pieces, or more to taste - ½ pound; Liquid smoke flavoring, or to taste - 6 dashes; Red potatoes, quartered - 4; Olive oil, divided - 3 tablespoons; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 3 tablespoons; Red Delicious apples - peeled, cored, and chopped - 3; Garlic, minced - 4 cloves; Skinless, boneless chicken thighs - 4; Water - ¼ cup

Ingredients for - Braised Chicken Thighs with Apples, Bacon Chutney, and Roasted Red Potatoes

1. Red wine vinegar 1 cup

2. Brown sugar 1 cup

3. Bacon, cut into 1/4-inch pieces, or more to taste ½ pound

4. Liquid smoke flavoring, or to taste 6 dashes

5. Red potatoes, quartered 4

6. Olive oil, divided 3 tablespoons

7. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 3 tablespoons

8. Red Delicious apples - peeled, cored, and chopped 3

9. Garlic, minced 4 cloves

10. Skinless, boneless chicken thighs 4

11. Water ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Braised Chicken Thighs with Apples, Bacon Chutney, and Roasted Red Potatoes

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Combine red wine vinegar and brown sugar in a saucepan; cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until sugar is dissolved and mixture is slightly thickened, 5 to 10 minutes.

3 . Stage

Heat a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir bacon until crisp, adding 3 dashes liquid smoke while cooking, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and drain bacon grease.

4 . Stage

Place potatoes, skin-side down, in a baking dish. Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil over potatoes and season with salt and pepper.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until tender, about 20 minutes.

6 . Stage

Mix apples and bacon into vinegar-brown sugar mixture; bring to a boil. Add garlic, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.

7 . Stage

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper and place in the hot oil; cook for 7 minutes. Flip chicken;add water and a few shakes liquid smoke. Cover skillet and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

8 . Stage

Place chicken on a serving plate and top with apple mixture. Arrange potatoes alongside chicken.