Sear the thighs, add cider, finish with grain mustard
Chicken with apples and cider in one pan: seared thighs, a cider reduction, and grain mustard stirred in at the end, no cream needed, in 35 minutes.
11 min read
Author: Grace Tanaka
Grace Tanaka cooks on a 35-minute clock. Her recipes lean on a stocked pantry of pastes, vinegars, and dried aromatics so a Tuesday dinner can taste like it took longer. She tests everything on a four-burner range in a small kitchen.
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