Easiest Way to Prepare Ultimate Smothered Chicken With Baby Bok Choy
by Shawn Bridges
Smothered Chicken With Baby Bok Choy
Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, smothered chicken with baby bok choy. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
I've made smothered chicken with Shanghai bok choy also. One is bigger than the other. Some say that baby bok choy has a sweet and mild flavor, whereas, Shangai bok choy has a mineral flavor. To be totally honest, I don't really taste a difference.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have smothered chicken with baby bok choy using 21 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Smothered Chicken With Baby Bok Choy:
Take Chicken
Prepare 6 Chicken thighs with skin on and bone
Get salt for taste
Get pepper for taste
Take 3 tbs unsalted butter
Prepare Gravy
Take 3 cups water or chicken broth
Take 4 tsp Better Than Bouillon chicken base (this step is only to be used if you aren't using chicken broth)
Get 2/4 tsp white wine (optional)
Prepare 3-4 tbs flour
Get 2-3 tbs heavy whipping cream
Take salt for taste if needed
Get pepper for taste
Prepare small pinch of garlic
Prepare small pinch of onion powder
Prepare Baby Bok Choy
Prepare 4 baby baby bok choy cut lengthwise then quartered
Make ready 2 tbs oil
Get 2 tbs water
Take reserved chicken juices
Make ready salt for taste
Baby bok choy are simmered in chicken broth with plenty of garlic in this quick, easy veggie side dish. Baby bok choy have a milder taste than the full-grown deal and are also more tender. I just cook them in some chicken broth and garlic, and serve them with rice and fish. Bok Choy Chicken - easy bok choy stir-fry recipe with chicken, garlic in a light and garlicky brown sauce.
Instructions to make Smothered Chicken With Baby Bok Choy:
Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add butter to a cast iron pan over medium high heat. Add chicken and sear both sides for about 3-4 minutes until golden brown. Remove all but 1/4 cup of chicken juices and reserve for the gravy. Bake chicken for 25-30 or until done.
Add water and Better Than Bouillon chicken base to a bowl and whisk well. If you are only using chicken broth then only add chicken broth.
In another pan or cast iron skillet add the reserved chicken juices, water and better than bouillon with water over medium high heat and boil. Once boiling, add the wine and flour slowly, whisking until the clumps disappear then add heavy whipping cream and stir. Simmer until gravy thickens.
Once chicken is done remove it from oven and discard all but 3 tbs of the chicken juices. Reserve the chicken juices for later. Add 2 tbs of the reserved chicken juices to the gravy. Reserve the rest. Mix well then pour the gravy all over the chicken.
Clean and dry the gravy pan. Over high heat, add 2 tbs of oil to the gravy pan. Once the pan is very hot, add the baby bok choy and the reserved 1 tbs of chicken juice and cook fast for about 2 minutes then add the water. Cook for another minute or until the stems are translucent. If you notice the bok choy burning turn the heat down a bit. Once baby bok choy is done season with salt then add it to the pan with chicken and gravy. Serve with rice.
Note: If you usually buy chicken broth, I suggest you try Better Than Bouillon chicken base. It's tastes very close to homemade chicken broth. So much flavor. You'll never go back to boxed or canned chicken broth.
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