Directions
Step 1
Place a rack within the heart of the oven and preheat to 350°F. Season the hen legs throughout with salt and black pepper.
Step 2
To a big, heavy pot over medium-high warmth, add the oil. When sizzling and shimmering, working in batches of two legs, add the hen skin-aspect down and prepare dinner, turning as soon as, till golden brown and crisp on each side, 10–11 minutes whole, including extra oil if wanted. Utilizing tongs, switch to a paper towel-lined plate.
Step 3
Add the bacon to the pot and prepare dinner till many of the fats has rendered and the bacon is starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Utilizing a slotted spoon, switch the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate. Drain off all however 1 tablespoon of fats from the pot, then flip the warmth to medium. Add the onion and celery and prepare dinner, stirring often, till the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and prepare dinner, stirring often, till aromatic, about 2 minutes. Add the flour and prepare dinner, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir within the cider and produce to a simmer, then add the inventory, thyme, and bay leaf and produce again to a simmer.
Step 4
Return the hen to the pot, skin-side up. Cowl and bake till the hen is tender and falling off the bone, about 40 minutes.
Step 5
Utilizing tongs, switch the hen to a platter and tent with foil, then place the pot on the range. Add the crème fraîche, flip the warmth to medium, and whisk till included. Prepare dinner, stirring often, till effervescent and thick sufficient to coat the again of a spoon, 8–10 minutes. (For a thicker, extra gravy-like sauce, proceed to simmer for as much as 10 minutes extra.) Discard the bay leaf and thyme sprigs and season with salt and black pepper.
Step 6
Return the hen to the pot skin-aspect up together with the bacon. Garnish with parsley and serve within the pot with lemon wedges and crusty bread on the aspect. (In an hermetic container, leftovers will preserve within the fridge for as much as 4 days or within the freezer for as much as 1 month.)
-
Place a rack within the heart of the oven and preheat to 350°F. Season the hen legs throughout with salt and black pepper.
-
To a big, heavy pot over medium-high warmth, add the oil. When sizzling and shimmering, working in batches of two legs, add the hen skin-aspect down and prepare dinner, turning as soon as, till golden brown and crisp on each side, 10–11 minutes whole, including extra oil if wanted. Utilizing tongs, switch to a paper towel-lined plate.
-
Add the bacon to the pot and prepare dinner till many of the fats has rendered and the bacon is starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Utilizing a slotted spoon, switch the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate. Drain off all however 1 tablespoon of fats from the pot, then flip the warmth to medium. Add the onion and celery and prepare dinner, stirring often, till the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and prepare dinner, stirring often, till aromatic, about 2 minutes. Add the flour and prepare dinner, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir within the cider and produce to a simmer, then add the inventory, thyme, and bay leaf and produce again to a simmer.
-
Return the hen to the pot, skin-side up. Cowl and bake till the hen is tender and falling off the bone, about 40 minutes.
-
Utilizing tongs, switch the hen to a platter and tent with foil, then place the pot on the range. Add the crème fraîche, flip the warmth to medium, and whisk till included. Prepare dinner, stirring often, till effervescent and thick sufficient to coat the again of a spoon, 8–10 minutes. (For a thicker, extra gravy-like sauce, proceed to simmer for as much as 10 minutes extra.) Discard the bay leaf and thyme sprigs and season with salt and black pepper.
-
Return the hen to the pot skin-aspect up together with the bacon. Garnish with parsley and serve within the pot with lemon wedges and crusty bread on the aspect. (In an hermetic container, leftovers will preserve within the fridge for as much as 4 days or within the freezer for as much as 1 month.)
