Celebrity chef has the perfect for those seeking a simple yet rewarding meal - his family's "favourite dish ever," chicken in beer.
The Italian culinary star revealed, "Not many people like to cook with chicken thighs but I do because they are nice and tender and they are very very tasty." This beloved recipe is from Gino's cookbook 'Gino's Italian Family Adventure', which ties into the series of the same name.
On his channel, Gino shows just how straightforward it is to whip up this delicious, protein-rich meal.
Ingredients- Onion
- Rosemary
- Panchetta
- Chicken thighs
- Sardinian beer or larger [Or the equivalent]
- Vegetable or chicken stock
The method begins with heating a casserole dish, tossing in diced pancetta to render its fat, followed by adding roughly chopped onions and rosemary once the pancetta's oil has been released.
He added a small splash of olive oil and then black pepper. He advised cooking the onion and pancetta for 7 to 8 minutes making sure that they become crispy, especially the onions.
Then you need to get your chicken you put the skin side down into the pan first, he said: "We want to give loads of flavour to the skin." He suggested to leave the chicken for 5 to 6 minutes and make sure to colour the skin. Gino pointed to the golden colour on the skin and claimed: "This is exactly what you want."
Once you have this colour you can turn your chicken thighs around, you need to add your vegetable or chicken stock, but chimed: "Whatever you have got is absolutely fine." Gino then advised to sprinkle the stock onto the chicken and make sure to scrape the pan because that is where all the flavour is.
Then the chef takes two bottles of beer and pours it into the casserole dish and says to wait for everything to come to a boil. The beer in the dish should be reduced by half and then the chef throws in some more rosemary from his garden "to give it an extra kick."
To serve he suggested you should let things sit for five minutes then take the entire dish to the table and get a bit of bread to go "dunky dunky" and then the job is done and according to the chef, "you can't get better" than this recipe and many would agree. One fan commented: "That looks very delicious and an easy one to cook thank you Gino for sharing I'm sure my whole family will enjoy it."
