Recipe: Chicken Normandy

CHICKEN NORMANDY

1 package Chicken
salt and freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
2 tart apples, peeled, cored, and diced
1/2 cup diced celery
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup apple cider
1/2 cup homemade chicken stock (or canned chicken broth)
1/2 cup heavy cream
4 slices bacon cooked and crumbled for garnish (optional)

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat butter and oil in Dutch oven.

Add chicken and brown well on all sides. Remove chicken with tongs and set aside.

Add onion to pan and saute until transparent.

Add apples and celery and saute 3 minutes.

Sprinkle flour over apple-onion mixture and cook, stirring 2 minutes.

Gradually add apple cider and stock and cook, stirring, until mixture comes to a boil. Return chicken to pan, lower heat, cover, and simmer 40 to 50 minutes or until chicken is tender.

Adjust seasoning, add cream, and cook, stirring until sauce is thickened and comes to a boil.

Arrange chicken on serving platter, spoon sauce over and sprinkle with bacon.