Beer-braised chicken legs with tobacco onions and avocado

Name: Beer-braised chicken legs with tobacco onions and avocado
Ingredients: Sunflower oil, for deep-frying; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; 2 Spanish onions, cut into 5mm (¼in) slices; 1 tsp sea salt; 1 tsp cracked black pepper; 2 tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; 25 g (scant 1 oz/1¾ tbsp) unsalted butter; 1 shallot, finely chopped; 4 chicken legs; 1 bottle Mexican-style beer (such as Corona); 1 bottle Mexican-style beer (such as Corona); 1 tbsp chopped oregano; 1 x 400 g (14 oz) can chopped tomatoes in juice; 1 green serrano chilli, halved, deseeded and finely chopped; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 tsp ground coriander; 2 tsp ground cumin; Oregano leaves, to serve; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 tsp paprika; 45 g (1½ oz/⅓ cup) plain (all-purpose) flour; 1 large avocado; 700 ml (25 fl oz/generous 3 cups) brown chicken stock; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; Juice of ½ lime

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Chicken and Other Birds

By Paul Gayler

Published 2015

About

Chicken braised in beer is delicious. The beer gives it a slightly sweet taste and a unique flavour. The tobacco onions are extremely moreish, too. As well as being great with this dish, they also work well as a side dish for burgers. I could eat them all day long!

Ingredients

4 chicken legs
2 tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour
2 tbsp

Side dish
Main course

Method

Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F/Gas 5).

Season the chicken legs with salt and pepper, then dip them in the flour.

Put the oil and butter in a lidded flameproof and ovenproof casserole dish (Dutch oven) over a medium heat. When they are hot, add the chicken legs and fry