One-pot Cider Chicken Or Lamb

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 roasting chickens, portioned into 6 or 6 lamb loin steaks
• 16 ounces baby new potatoes
• 2 cups cider
• 1 cooking apple, peeled cored and chopped
• 1 cup creme fraiche
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 ounce fresh thyme
• 1 firm eating apple, peeled cored and sliced into thinish pieces

Recipe

• 1 season flour with salt and pepper, put in a baggie with the chicken portions or lamb steaks and shake to coat.
• 2 heat olive oil in a large pan, add chicken portions or lamb steaks and brown on both sides for a few minutes.
• 3 pour in the cider and add the potatoes. bring to the boil before adding the chopped cooking apple and thyme.
• 4 season well, cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are tender and chicken or lamb is thoroughly cooked, but not dry!
• 5 stir in the creme fraiche, add the sliced eating apple and simmer uncovered for a further 5 minutes or until apples slices are just tender, but not disintegrated!