Braised chicken in its own juices: melts in your mouth

It is after braising that the chicken becomes very soft and juicy. The meat easily falls off the bone and separates into fibers. And this is despite the fact that the poultry is quite dietary and lean.

The idea of cooking juicy stewed chicken was published on the Instagram page of food blogger Natalia with the nickname talli_sun. For the perfect taste, it will be enough to add just a few vegetables - the meat will stew in its own juice.

Ingredients:

• chicken (you can take any parts of the chicken, or you can take a whole chicken and disassemble it into medium-sized pieces)
• onion
• carrot
• celery
• vegetable oil
• garlic
• dried parsley and dill
• oregano
• pepper, salt

Method of preparation:

1. Disassemble the chicken into medium-sized pieces, wash and dry.

2. Chop the garlic.

3. Mix vegetable oil, pepper, salt, oregano, garlic, parsley.

4. Pour the marinade over the meat, leave for 30 minutes.

5. Cut the onion into rings, carrots into slices, and celery into pieces. Do not cut them too finely, we do not want them to turn into mush during cooking.

6. Put the chicken and vegetables in an ovenproof dish, pour over the marinade (you can add a bay leaf).

7. Cover with a lid (if the dish is without a lid, you can cover it tightly with foil).

8. Cook in the oven at 180 degrees for 1.5-2 hours.