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A dish to share with the family - Made in Gers #4
Ingredients for 4 persons :
  • 4 thighs of Gers free-range chicken (or 1 cut-up chicken)
  • 30 cl of blond beer from the Brasserie de la Ferme en Scène, in Valence-sur-Baïse
  • 1 tablespoon of honey (ideal: acacia), from Abeilles d’Isabelle, in Condom
  • zest of a lemon
  • 2 onions
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 tablespoons of flour
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper
Achievement
  • Remove the skin from the chicken thighs (but keep them aside). Slice the onions
  • In a casserole dish or frying pan, heat 1 teaspoon of olive oil then brown the chicken skins well.
  • Remove the skins then add the thighs. Brown on all sides
  • Remove the thighs and reserve them. Add the onions then sauté them until translucent.
  • Return the chicken and sprinkle with flour. Brown for another 2 mins
  • Add the beer, bring to the boil for 1 minute then reduce the heat. Then add the honey, lemon zest and bay leaf to the sauce
  • Close the casserole dish and cook over low heat for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
  • At the end of this time, open. Salt and pepper to taste