Apple and Cabbage Chicken
8 sl Bacon; cut in 1" pieces
1 c Chopped onions
1/2 c Celery; cut in 1/2" pieces
2 tb Butter
2 1/2 lb To 3 chicken thighs
1/3 c Apple juice
1 1/2 ts Caraway seed
1 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
1 sm Head cabbage; cut in eight .. wedges
2 md Tart apples; cut into .. sixths
In Dutch oven, cook bacon until softened. Add onion and celery; continue to cook
until vegetables are tender (2-3 minutes). Remove from pan; set aside. Add
butter to pan, heat until sizzling. Place half of chicken in pan. Continue
cooking, stirring occasionally, until chicken is lightly browned. Remove from
pan, repeat with remaining chicken. Reduce heat to medium, return chicken and
bacon to pan. Add remaining ingredients except cabbage and apples. Place cabbage
on top to steam. Cover; continue cooking, basting occasionally, until chicken is
fork tender and cabbage is crisply tender (15-20 minutes). Top with apples.
Cover, continue cooking until apples are crisply tender (10-15 minutes).