Crispy Beer Chicken with a Creamy Beer Mushroom Gravy
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5.0
18 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
55 mins
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Servings
4 serves
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Calories
327 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Dinner
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Cuisine
American
Crispy Beer Chicken with a Creamy Beer Mushroom Gravy
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Crispy beer chicken marinaded in lager and baked to a perfect crispy skin, so juicy and tender biting into them with an incredible garlicky flavour.
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Ingredients
Chicken in Beer:
- 4 chicken thigh cutlets washed and patted dry
- 4 chicken drumsticks washed and patted dry
- 1 bottle lager - I used Corona 330ml
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed lightly with the flat side of a knife and the heel of your hand DO NOT mince them
- 1 tablespoon vegetable stock powder
- 1 teaspoon salt to taste
Drunken Creamy Mushroom Gravy:
- 2 tems shallot/green onions sliced thinly
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- Reserved beer marinade
- 3 tablespoons light/reduced fat butter or spread of choice
- 2 tablespoons flour
- ½ cup extra lager
- 4 tablespoons reduced fat cooking cream
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 pinch Salt to season
Instructions
Chicken:
- Place the chicken into a large dish. Pierce 1-inch slits through the chicken skin into the meat (about ½-inch deep. Pour in the beer; add the crushed garlic, stock powder and salt; turn the chicken skin side down; cover with foil and refrigerate for 4-6 hours or overnight for a deeper flavour. (Rotate the chicken once while marinading to ensure an even flavour when baking).
- When ready to cook; preheat your oven to 210°C | 410°F. Drain the beer marinade (reserving the liquid), and heat a cast iron skillet or oven proof pan (see notes) on medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to the pan; and when it starts to smoke sear chicken, skin side down for about 4 minutes until the skin is golden and crisp, then flip and sear until golden.
- Transfer pan to the oven and continue to cook for a further 30 minutes, broiling for the last 5 minutes, until the chicken is completely cooked through.
Gravy:
- While the chicken is in the oven, fry the shallots and mushrooms in a separate hot pan with a drizzle of oil. When fragrant; add the reserved marinade and simmer on medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Set aside.
- In a smaller saucepan, melt the butter. Lower heat and whisk the flour through until lump free. Add the shallot and mushroom mixture along with the liquid, and stir until combined. Add the (extra) ½ cup of lager and cook until thickened, stirring occasionally.
- When gravy is thick, stir the cooking cream through along with the sugar. Season with salt to suit your tastes.
To Serve:
- Serve with creamy mashed potatoes, rice or steamed vegetables. Pour gravy over the chicken; or to retain crispiness, serve gravy onto the side of your serving plates. Sprinkle with finely chopped thyme or parsley.
Notes
- Nutrition calculated for one serve (¼ of recipe).
- Use a mild lager for the gravy, otherwise the flavour may be too strong. We like Corona, but you can choose a milder lager.
- If you don't have an oven proof pan, simply transfer the chicken pieces from the frying pan you're using into an oven proof baking dish, and pour any left over juices from the pan onto the chicken.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
327kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
16g
(32%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Trans Fat
0.04g
Cholesterol
88mg
(29%)
Sodium
1.105mg
(0%)
Potassium
320mg
(9%)
Fiber
0.4g
(2%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
636IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
33mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4serves
Amount Per Serving
Calories 327 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 327kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 88mg | 29% |
| Sodium | 1.105mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 320mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 636IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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