🍗 RED ONION & SOUR CREAM CHICKEN
This red onion chicken is a fresh, from-scratch take on a classic comfort-style dish—without relying on packet mixes or shortcuts. Many versions use onion soup powder. However, this recipe builds flavour properly. It uses slowly cooked red onions, natural sweetness, and simple pantry ingredients.
The result is rich, savoury chicken with soft caramelised onions and a light, creamy finish from sour cream and herbs. It’s familiar, but cleaner, fresher, and far more balanced—real cooking, done properly.
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RED ONION & SOUR CREAM CHICKEN
This version builds flavour the proper way—slow-cooked red onions, simple ingredients, and a clean, creamy finish.
Juicy red onion chicken with caramelised onions and a creamy finish—made from scratch with no packet mixes. Simple, classic, and done properly.
🍗 RED ONION & SOUR CREAM CHICKEN
Ingredients
- 4 each chicken thighs (bone-in, skin-on)
- 2 each large red onions (cut into wedges)
- 2 cups chicken stock
- Salt + pepper
Cream Base
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 clove garlic (crushed)
🌿 Finish
- ¼ bunch Fresh chives or parsley
- Olive oil
Instructions
1. Prepare the cream
- In a bowl, mix:👉 Stir until smooth and set asidesour creamyogurtDijonvinegargarlicpaprika
2. Sear chicken
- Season chicken wellPlace skin-side down in a cold panBring up to heat and cook until goldenFlip and colour the other sideRemove
3. Cook onions
- Add red onions to the same panCook until softened and lightly caramelised
4. Build flavour
- Add vinegar and chicken stock scrape the pansimmer quickly and reduce the stock by ½ 👉 This is where the flavour is.
5. Add chicken back
- Return chicken to panSpoon over a little cream mix
6. Bake
- 200°C oven👉 20–25 minutes
7. Finish
- Rest brieflyServe with remaining cream and herbs
🔥 KOOK’S SECRET
Slow onions = real flavourDon’t rush the onions.That slow sweetness is what makes the dishKOOK’S SECRETS
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