# French Onion Chicken

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 35 g Unsalted Butter
- 4 Large Brown (Yellow) Onions, Thinly Sliced
- 80 ml White Wine or Chicken Stock
- 6 sprigs Fresh Thyme
- 5 Dried or Fresh Bay Leaves
- 125 ml Beef Stock
- 10 ml Balsamic Vinegar
- 10 ml Worcestershire Sauce
- 3 Garlic Cloves, Grated
- 15 ml Olive Oil
- 2 Chicken Breast, Butterflied & Halved
- 2.5 g Onion Powder
- 2.5 g Garlic Powder
- 2.5 g Smoked Paprika
- 0 Gruyere Cheese, Grated
- 0 Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese, Grated
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 300 g Green Beans, Trimmed & Cleaned
- 1 Garlic Clove, Grated

## Instructions

1. Remove both ends of four large brown or yellow onions and slice in half.
2. Thinly slice the onions.
3. Grate three cloves of garlic.
4. Trim and clean green beans.
5. Butterfly and halve three chicken breasts.
6. Place the chicken into a large mixing bowl.
7. Add 2.5g of onion powder, 2.5g of garlic powder, 2.5g of smoked paprika, 5ml of olive oil, salt, and cracked black pepper to the bowl.
8. Mix until everything is evenly combined.
9. Place 35g of unsalted butter into a pan over medium-high heat.
10. Add the onions to the pan and season with salt.
11. Cook for 10 minutes, constantly moving it around.
12. Deglaze the pan with 80ml of white wine or chicken stock.
13. Cook for one minute.
14. Add 125ml of beef stock, 10ml of Worcestershire sauce, 10ml of balsamic vinegar, the remaining two grated garlic cloves, five sprigs of thyme, and five bay leaves.
15. Mix well and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low.
16. Let the onions cook down for 30-40 minutes until caramelized.
17. Prepare another pan over medium high heat with 10ml of olive oil.
18. Sear the chicken for 2.5-3 minutes on each side until golden brown and a crust forms.
19. Remove the chicken from pan and set aside on a baking tray.
20. Place a saucepan of water over high heat. Season with salt, and bring to a boil.
21. Blanch green beans for 3-4 minutes.
22. Remove green beans and immediately place them in ice cold water to stop the cooking process.
23. Prepare another pan over medium high heat with 1 tbsp of olive oil.
24. Add the green beans and season with salt and cracked black pepper.
25. Pan-fry for two minutes.
26. Add one grated clove of garlic and mix well to evenly distribute.
27. Cook for one minute, constantly mixing to prevent burning.
28. Top the chicken with the caramelized onions.
29. Grate Gruyere cheese and/or Parmesan cheese over the chicken.
30. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C on grill/broil for 5-6 minutes until golden brown.
31. Serve the French Onion Chicken with garlic green beans and pan juices.

## Equipment

- knife
- microplane grater
- large mixing bowl
- large frying pan
- small saucepan
- baking tray
- tongs
- spatula

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk9AYA_gaWY
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ee9d6fe2-4765-4b82-9651-2a42efca856d
- Extracted: 2024-11-06

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