Christmas Chicken

Number of portions4 Portions

Preparation time

45 min (of which 30 min active)

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Christmas Chicken is a festive oven-baked dish featuring tender chicken and carrots braised in a rich red wine sauce. Fragrant rosemary and star anise add a warm hint of Christmas flavour.

Sauce
600 g	(1 pkg) chicken thigh fillets
3 pcs	carrots
1 tsp	rapeseed oil
1/2 tsp	salt
1/2 tsp	black pepper, freshly ground
2 pcs	shallots
2 pcs	cloves of garlic
1 tbsp	butter
3 dl	red wine
1 1/2 dl	water
3 tbsp	double concentrated tomato puree
1 pcs	concentrated chicken stock
1 tbsp	red wine vinegar
1 tbsp	soy sauce (gluten-free)
1 tbsp	runny honey
1 pcs	bay leaf
Additionally
3 pcs	sprig of rosemary
2 pcs	star anise
	(thyme)

1.
Heat the oven to 225°C. Halve the chicken escalopes. Wash the carrots carefully. Halve the carrots and cut each half lengthways into 3 pieces.
2.
Brown the chicken on all sides in oil in a frying pan, in a few batches. Season the fillets with salt and pepper and place in an oven dish (25 x 35 cm). If you like, brown the carrots on all sides in the frying pan too and place in the dish.
3.
Make the sauce. Peel and finely chop the onions. Sauté the onions in butter in a frying pan for a few minutes. Add the remaining sauce ingredients and simmer for 5–10 minutes until reduced. Pour the sauce over the chickens.
4.
Add the rosemary sprigs and star anise to the dish. Bake in the oven for 20–25 minutes. Remove the rosemary sprigs and star anise from the sauce. Garnish the dish with thyme leaves, if you like.

Recipes|Oven dishes

Christmas Chicken

Name: Christmas Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 portion
Ingredients: 600 g (1 pkg) chicken thigh fillets; 3 pcs carrots; 1 tsp rapeseed oil; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper, freshly ground; 2 pcs shallots; 2 pcs cloves of garlic; 1 tbsp butter; 3 dl red wine; 1 1/2 dl water; 3 tbsp double concentrated tomato puree; 1 pcs concentrated chicken stock; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 tbsp soy sauce (gluten-free); 1 tbsp runny honey; 1 pcs bay leaf; 3 pcs sprig of rosemary; 2 pcs star anise; (thyme)

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Number of portions4 Portions

Preparation time

45 min (of which 30 min active)

Christmas Chicken is a festive oven-baked dish featuring tender chicken and carrots braised in a rich red wine sauce. Fragrant rosemary and star anise add a warm hint of Christmas flavour.

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Ingredients (4 portions)

Quantity	Ingredient
600 g	(1 pkg) chicken thigh fillets
3 pcs	carrots
1 tsp	rapeseed oil
1/2 tsp	salt
1/2 tsp	black pepper, freshly ground
Sauce
2 pcs	shallots
2 pcs	cloves of garlic
1 tbsp	butter
3 dl	red wine
1 1/2 dl	water
3 tbsp	double concentrated tomato puree
1 pcs	concentrated chicken stock
1 tbsp	red wine vinegar
1 tbsp	soy sauce (gluten-free)
1 tbsp	runny honey
1 pcs	bay leaf
Additionally
3 pcs	sprig of rosemary
2 pcs	star anise
	(thyme)

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Preparation (Oven 225°C)

1
Heat the oven to 225°C. Halve the chicken escalopes. Wash the carrots carefully. Halve the carrots and cut each half lengthways into 3 pieces.
Quantity Ingredient
600 g (1 pkg) chicken thigh fillets
3 pcs carrots
2
Brown the chicken on all sides in oil in a frying pan, in a few batches. Season the fillets with salt and pepper and place in an oven dish (25 x 35 cm). If you like, brown the carrots on all sides in the frying pan too and place in the dish.
Quantity Ingredient
1 tsp rapeseed oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper, freshly ground

Make the sauce. Peel and finely chop the onions. Sauté the onions in butter in a frying pan for a few minutes. Add the remaining sauce ingredients and simmer for 5–10 minutes until reduced. Pour the sauce over the chickens.

Quantity	Ingredient
2 pcs	shallots
2 pcs	cloves of garlic
1 tbsp	butter
3 dl	red wine
1 1/2 dl	water
3 tbsp	double concentrated tomato puree
1 pcs	concentrated chicken stock
1 tbsp	red wine vinegar
1 tbsp	soy sauce (gluten-free)
1 tbsp	runny honey
1 pcs	bay leaf

4
Add the rosemary sprigs and star anise to the dish. Bake in the oven for 20–25 minutes. Remove the rosemary sprigs and star anise from the sauce. Garnish the dish with thyme leaves, if you like.
Quantity Ingredient
3 pcs sprig of rosemary
2 pcs star anise
(thyme)

Mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes or boiled rice are perfect with Christmas chicken.

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Nutritional content

This recipe, too, has been designed with your wellbeing in mind.

Nutritional information is provided for guidance only. When preparing food or baking for someone on a special diet, check the packaging labels to ensure the products are suitable.

Not calculated into nutrition table: 3 rkl tuplakonsentroitua tomaattipyreetä, (timjamia) .

Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Fineli