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Chicken and Bacon Choucroute with Potato Salad

This chicken and bacon choucroute with potato salad is a spectacular reimagining of the classic Alsatian feast. Traditionally a slow-cooked dish of fermented cabbage and various meats, our version brings together succulent skin-on chicken thighs, salty slab bacon, and traditional sausages like bratwurst. The sauerkraut is braised in dry white wine with aromatic juniper berries and thyme, creating a deeply savoury base that balances perfectly with the rich, crispy-skinned poultry.

As a high-protein main course, this recipe is ideal for a comforting weekend dinner or for hosting friends with a love for rustic European flavours. To cut through the richness of the meats, we serve it with a bright, mustard-flecked potato salad. Finished with fresh tarragon and a hint of heat, the potatoes provide a fresh, zesty contrast that makes this a truly balanced and satisfying homemade meal.

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Ingredients for Chicken and Bacon Choucroute with Potato Salad

  • 1.4kg baby Yukon Gold potatoes

  • Sal kosher

  • 2 small shallots, finely chopped

  • 80ml de azeite de oliva extra-virgem

  • 80ml white wine vinegar

  • 45ml de mostarda Dijon

  • 2 teaspoons hot sauce

  • 1 colher de chá de mel

  • 1/4 cup tarragon leaves

  • 1 colher de sopa de azeite de oliva extra-virgem

  • 1.4kg skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs (6–8)

  • Sal kosher

  • 230g slab bacon, sliced 1/2" thick

  • 6 dentes de alho, levemente esmagados

  • 2 large sprigs thyme

  • 1 teaspoon juniper berries

  • 900g sauerkraut (about 950ml ), rinsed, squeezed dry

  • 240ml de vinho branco seco

  • 900g sausages, such as kielbasa and/or bratwurst

Place potatoes in a small pot and pour in water to cover by 2"; season generously with salt. Bring to a boil, then immediately reduce heat so water is at an active simmer. Cook potatoes until fork-tender, 22–25 minutes. Drain; let sit 5 minutes to dry.

Meanwhile, whisk shallots, oil, vinegar, mustard, hot sauce, and honey in a large bowl; season dressing with salt.

Add hot potatoes to dressing and let sit, tossing occasionally, until they are just warm and have soaked up some of the dressing, at least 15 minutes and up to 1 hour. Just before serving, add tarragon to potato salad and toss to evenly distribute.

Place a rack in upper third of oven; preheat to 204°C. Drizzle oil in a large skillet. Season chicken generously with salt and arrange skin side down in a single layer in skillet. Set over medium heat and cook chicken, undisturbed, until skin is golden brown around the edges, 12–15 minutes. Using a stiff spatula, lift up chicken, then put it back down, still skin side down. Once chicken pieces have all released from skillet and slide around easily, continue to cook, shifting pieces as needed if browning unevenly, until skin is deeply browned, 6–8 minutes longer. Transfer chicken to a plate and turn skin side up. Pour off all but 60ml fat from skillet.

Add bacon to same skillet and cook, turning once, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes; transfer to a plate. Cook garlic in skillet, tossing occasionally, until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Add thyme sprigs and juniper berries and cook, tossing, just until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add sauerkraut and wine, increase heat to medium-high, and cook, stirring occasionally, until wine is almost completely evaporated, 6–8 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.

Place sausages in a 3-qt. baking dish and pile sauerkraut over (sausages should be submerged). Arrange chicken thighs and bacon on top of sauerkraut. Pour in 180ml water and bake choucroute until chicken is cooked through and liquid is bubbling throughout, 25–30 minutes. Let cool slightly. Serve with potato salad.

Potato salad (without tarragon) can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.

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