Name: Chicken and Mushrooms with Giant Croutons
Cook time: 80 minutes
Total time: 80 minutes
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 8 skin-on chicken pieces (any combination of drumsticks, thighs, boneless breasts, and wings); Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided; 4 slices ¾-inch-thick country-style bread; 12 ounces mixed mushrooms (such as maitake, oyster, crimini), torn or sliced into 1-inch pieces; 1 small onion, chopped; 4 thyme sprigs; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; ½ cup dry white wine; 1½ cups low-sodium chicken broth; ¼ cup sour cream, room temperature; Hot sauce (such as Tabasco); ¼ cup finely chopped parsley

Alex Lau

The key to browning chicken skin in butter is to crowd the pieces so the butter doesn’t burn in the skillet—then it makes the most beautifully browned skin!

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