This
delicious Melt In Your Mouth Chicken recipe and photo were shared with me by Karen Calanchini, Food
Stylist and Photographer, of
Redding, CA.
Karen says, "This very easy, and flavorful
chicken dish will have you licking your plate. Serve with
Round Zucchini Squash with Banana Peppers, a cold wheat berry salad, and lots of crusty bread
to sop up the juices."
Melt In Your Mouth Chicken
Recipe Type:
Poultry,
Chicken
Yields:
4 servings
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 hr 45 min
Ingredients:
4 bone-in chicken thighs (with skin), trimmed of visible fat
4 chicken legs (with skin), trimmed of visible fat
4 tablespoons Dijon mustard
4 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
4 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons each of dried parsley, chives, chervil, and tarragon
2 teaspoons fennel seeds
Freshly-cracked black pepper
1 1/2 cups good-quality chicken stock
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350°. Place the chicken in an oven-safe baking
dish, skin side down.
In a large bowl, whisk together the mustard, soy
sauce, lemon juice, olive oil, dried herbs, fennel seeds, pepper, and
chicken stock; pour mixture over the chicken. Turn the chicken
several times, ending with the skin side down. Cover tightly with
aluminum foil.
Bake 45 minutes. Remove aluminum foil, turn chicken over with
tongs, and baste with the pan juices. Bake, uncovered, for an
additional 1 hour. Remove from oven the serve.
Makes 4 servings.
