Citrus-Braised Chicken Thighs

By ruthg

Ingredients

• Kosher salt
• Black pepper
• 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, trimmed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 1 yellow onion, sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup fresh orange juice
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 cup green olives, pitted
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Sprinkle salt and pepper over chicken. Cook 4 chicken thighs in 1 Tbsp. hot oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat 6 minutes on each side. Remove chicken; wipe Dutch oven clean. Repeat with remaining 1 Tbsp. oil and 4 chicken thighs. Reserve 1 Tbsp. drippings in Dutch oven.

2. Reduce heat to medium; add carrots, and cook, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes. Add onions, and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 to 7 minutes or until tender. Add garlic, and cook, stirring occasionally, 1 minute. Stir in orange juice, lemon juice, and cumin. Increase heat to high, and bring to a boil.

3. Add chicken and olives. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 35 to 40 minutes or until meat pulls away from bone. Just before serving, stir in parsley, and add salt and pepper to taste.