Braised Chicken and Potato. Braised chicken and potatoes 薯仔焖鸡 is a familiar home-cooked dish served in Cantonese households. My family used to cook it frequently because all the ingredients are readily available, quick and easy, and is a one-pot balanced meal. Braised chicken with potatoes is quintessential Chinese comfort food.
This is a basic recipe for braised chicken that you can add other ingredients to for a different flavor profile.
Chicken: Instead of chicken thighs, try bone-in skin-on drumsticks, chicken legs or breasts.
Potatoes: You can use red potatoes, purple potatoes or sweet potatoes in lieu of Yukon gold potatoes.
You can have Braised Chicken and Potato using 7 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Though I must admit that I really braised the chicken, brussel sprouts and potatoes instead of pan roasting. After cooking the bacon, I browned the chicken breasts in the bacon drippings. Then I added about a tablespoon of olive oil to the pan to saute the garlic and added the brussel sprouts, potatoes, lemon juice and salt and pepper. Place the chicken thighs in a bowl, sprinkle the oregano mixture over the chicken and toss to coat.
Transfer the chicken to a plate. Hearty potatoes and chicken full of flavour. This is an easy recipe to cook. The dish needs time to braise as the flavour becomes more intense and the whole dish becomes more saucy and thick. Return the chicken pieces to the pan, and nestle them into the liquid, skin-side up.