Savory Skillet Chicken with Rhubarb
from Melissa Clark / The New York Times
Ingredients:
- 1 (5 1/2-pound) whole chicken, cut into eight pieces
- 1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, more as needed
- 1 teaspoon black pepper, more as needed
- 5 sprigs thyme, preferably lemon thyme
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 bunch spring onions or scallions, white and light green stalks thinly sliced (slice and reserve greens for garnish)
- 2 stalks green garlic, thinly sliced, or 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ cup dry white wine
- ¾ pound fresh rhubarb, cut into 1/2-inch dice (3 cups)
- 1 tablespoon honey, or to taste
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
Directions:
- Pat chicken dry and season with 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Place in a bowl with the thyme sprigs and cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove thyme from bowl with chicken, reserving thyme. Add chicken pieces to skillet and sear, turning occasionally, until golden brown all over, about 10 minutes. Transfer pieces to a platter.
- Reduce heat to medium. Stir in onion (white and light green parts) and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and reserved thyme; cook 1 minute more. Stir in wine and bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits in the bottom of pan. Add rhubarb, honey, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper.
- Return chicken pieces to pot in a single layer. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until chicken is cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes for breasts and 20 to 25 minutes for legs and thighs, transferring chicken pieces to a platter as they finish cooking.
- Whisk butter into rhubarb sauce. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Spoon sauce over chicken and garnish with sliced onion greens.
Sweet Rhubarb Foccaccia
from Melissa Clark / The New York Times
Ingredients:
- 1 ball focaccia dough (see recipe)
- 5 ounces thinly sliced rhubarb(about 1 1/2 cups)
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon demerara (raw) sugar
Directions:
- Heat oven to 450 degrees. In a small bowl, toss rhubarb and granulated sugar. Let stand, stirring occasionally, until fruit releases its juices and sugar dissolves, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Strain rhubarb juices into a small pot and reserve rhubarb. Simmer juices over moderate heat until thick and syrupy, about 3 minutes. Pour olive oil into bottom of a 9×13-inch baking pan. Pat dough evenly into pan, leaving a small gap between dough and edges of pan. Dough should be about a half-inch thick. Scatter rhubarb over dough; brush generously with syrup. Sprinkle top with demerara sugar. Bake until focaccia is golden brown, about 20 to 30 minutes.
So which do YOU prefer – sweet or savory? I love them both!
