Creamy Mustard Chicken
A Colombia dinner. Ready in about 1 hour 22 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 27 minPrep (about)
- 55 minCook (about)
- 1 hr 22 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 10 chicken legs
Fresh & other
- 4 cloves garlic
- ⅔ cup onions
- 2 ½ cups chicken stock Shopping tip: Chicken broth (carton or can), or a chicken bouillon cube in hot water.
- 1 ¼ cups heavy cream
- 1 ½ tbsp honey
- Garnish parsley Shopping tip: Fresh flat-leaf (Italian) parsley. Curly works too.
Sauces & oils
- ¼ cup + 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 ½ tbsp mustard
Spices & seasonings (3): paprika, salt, black pepper
- 1 ¼ tsp paprika
- 1 ¼ tsp salt
- 1 ¼ tsp black pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Pat the chicken dry.
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Season the pieces with paprika, pepper and salt.
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Heat a pot over medium high heat.
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Add the oil.
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Let the oil heat for some seconds.
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Add the chicken.
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Heat to sear all the sides turning the bits a couple of times until they're golden browned about 10 minutes.
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Move the browned chicken to a plate.
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Set a side.
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Add the onions and garlic to the pan.
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Cook for about 2 minutes until soft.
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Add the cream, honey, mustard and chicken broth.
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Season with salt and black pepper.
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Stir well.
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Return the chicken pieces to the pan.
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Cover the pan.
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Cook over medium low for around 45 minutes until the chicken is cooked.
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Your final temperature.
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Keep going for chicken legs should be 170˚F.
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Serve warm over white rice.
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Top with chopped parsley.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.