braised sauerkraut chicken
with potatoes and sour cream

- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 4 x 250g chicken marylands, trimmed
- sea salt and cracked black pepper
- 1 brown onion, thinly sliced
- 300g chat (baby) potatoes, halved
- ½ teaspoon caraway seeds
- 2 small sprigs bay leaves
- 3 cups (540g) store-bought sauerkraut
- 1 cup (250ml) chicken stock
- sour cream, to serve
- Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F). Heat the oil in a large heavy-based ovenproof frying pan over medium heat. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper and cook, skin-side down, for 6 minutes or until golden. Turn and cook for a further 4 minutes. Remove the chicken and set aside.
- Add the onion, potato, caraway seeds and bay leaves and cook, stirring, for 6 minutes. Add the sauerkraut and stock and stir to combine.
- Return the chicken to the pan, cover with a lid and transfer to the oven. Cook for 30 minutes.
- Uncover and cook for 20 minutes or until the potato and chicken are golden and cooked through. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve with sour cream. Serves 4.