INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. Bone chicken thighs leaving flesh and skin
intact. Reserve bones. In a glass bowl season chicken with salt and pepper
and cover with about 2 cups wine. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.
Meanwhile, roast bones in a roasting pan for 30 minutes, turning once,
until bones are golden brown. Drain fat from roasting pan. Add carrots, 1
leek cut into chunks and 1 smashed garlic clove, distributing vegetables
over bones. Cook 30 minutes more and drain off any additional fat. Transfer
bones and vegetables to a heavy saucepan. Deglaze roasting pan with 1/2 cup
water over medium-high heat, scraping bottom of pan to incorporate any
browned bits. Add to saucepan along with additional 1 cup water. Bring to a
boil, cover and simmer for 1 hour. Strain through a sieve and discard bones
and vegetables. Refrigerate stock overnight and remove layer of fat from
surface next day. You should have 1 cup of stock.
When ready to prepare, remove chicken from marinade and pat dry. Cut 2
bacon slices into 8 2-inch pieces and tuck one piece under the skin of each
chicken thigh. Cut remaining bacon into 2-inch strips and reserve. Cut the
remaining 2 leeks into long, thin julienne strips. Mince remaining 2 cloves
of garlic. Heat 4 teaspoons of butter in a large, heavy saute pan over
medium-low heat and cook leeks and garlic for about 5 minutes until
softened and lightly browned. Raise heat to high, add bacon strips, cabbage
and nutmeg and toss well. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until cabbage starts to
soften and brown lightly. Pour in 4 teaspoons of Gewurtztraminer, stir and
remove pan from heat. Transfer cabbage mixture to a heatproof bowl, let
cool for a moment, then stir in beaten egg. Keep cabbage warm over
simmering water, making sure egg thickens a bit into a light sauce but does
not cook. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Wipe out saute pan, then add 3 tablespoons of butter over medium-high heat.
Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper and dredge lightly in flour. As
soon as foam starts to subside, add thighs, skin-side down, and cook for 5
minutes, until deep brown. Turn and cook second side until deep brown, 3 to
4 minutes longer. Remove chicken, drain on paper towels and keep warm. Pour
fat from pan and add reserved chicken stock over high heat. Boil stock to
reduce it quickly by one-third. Then add about 1/2 cup of Gewurtztraminer
and bring just to a boil. Off heat, begin blending in 4 tablespoons of
butter, a spoonful at a time, moving pan on and off heat so sauce thickens
but does not boil and separate. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
To serve, divide cabbage mixture among 4 dinner plates and nestle 2 chicken
thighs on either side. Pour sauce around chicken and cabbage, sprinkle with
chopped parsley and serve immediately.
Yield: 4 servings
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Recipe by: TASTE SHOW #TS4779
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