12 quick braised Recipes

fully cooked chicken sausages, cut into chunks, quick-cooking polenta, mascarpone cheese, smoked paprika, black pepper, kosher salt, braised kale without cheese

carrots, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch-thick slices or 1 lb baby carrots, butter or 1 tbsp canola oil or 1 tbsp vegetable oil, water, maple syrup or 1 tsp sugar, salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, minced fresh parsley or 1 -2 tbsp mint, for garnish

canola oil, divided, boneless pork shoulder (boston butt), trimmed (about 1 lb trimmed), kosher salt, divided, freshly ground black pepper, divided, water, divided, no-salt-added chicken stock, divided, lower-sodium soy sauce, vertically sliced onion (about 1/2 large), chopped trimmed collard greens, sugar, no-salt-added whole tomatoes, all-purpose flour, chopped onion, chopped cremini mushrooms, garlic cloves, minced, uncooked quick-cooking grits

bone-in chicken drumsticks (about 1 lb), skinned, bone-in chicken thighs (about 1 1/4 lb), skinned, salt, divided, freshly ground black pepper, divided, olive oil, all-purpose flour, chopped shallots, chopped garlic, chopped fresh rosemary, chianti or other rich red wine, unsalted chicken stock (such as swanson), sugar, unsalted whole tomatoes, crushed and undrained, bay leaf, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, asparagus with lemon and pecorino

garlic clove, smashed, unsalted butter, red cabbage, cored and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces, gala or fuji apple, cored and cut into 1/2-inch cubes, unfiltered apple cider, caraway seeds, whole allspice (optional), crushed, apple-cider vinegar

dried porcini mushrooms, chicken stock, olive oil, for frying, chicken leg quarters, bone-in, skin-on, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced, onions, sliced, carrots, finely chopped, ribs celery, finely chopped, garlic, thinly sliced, a few sprigs thyme , leaves picked and finely chopped, fresh bay leaves, marsala or white wine, celery tops or flat-leaf parsley, chopped, quick-cooking polenta made to package directions , or crusty-style bake-off packaged bread such as ciabatta or, fresh crusty bread - pop in freezer if storing more than 1 night

lemon, ends trimmed, kosher salt, kosher salt, chicken legs, and thighs, black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, grated fresh ginger, ground coriander, ground cumin, paprika, turmeric, cayenne pepper, chicken stock, crumbled saffron, green olives, rinsed, dried currants (optional) or 3 tbsp diced dried apricots (optional), chopped cilantro

collard greens, washed, trimmed, and roughly chopped, bacon , sliced crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces, minced sweet onions, low-sodium chicken broth, salt and freshly ground black pepper

vegetable oil, bone-in chicken thighs, skinned (about 2 lb), orange juice, pineapple juice, cornstarch, soy sauce, light brown sugar, minced fresh ginger, cider vinegar, ketchup, dried crushed red pepper, garlic cloves, minced, quick-cooking rice, uncooked, chopped green onion, green tops only

racks of lamb , ask the butcher to trim and french, about 2 3/4 to 3 lb total, extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling, coarse salt and freshly ground pepper, cranberry juice concentrate , available on canned and bottled juice aisle, tangerines , zested and juiced, chicken stock, dried sweetened cranberries , a couple of handfuls (recommended: craisins brand name, extra-virgin olive oil , 1 turn of the pan, onion, chopped, cleaned, coarsely chopped red swiss chard , the yield of 1 large bunch, vegetable stock, handfuls golden raisins, salt and pepper, freshly grated nutmeg , eyeball it, extra-virgin olive oil , 1 turn of the pan, pancetta , available at deli counter, sliced like bacon, chopped, chicken stock, quick cooking polenta , available on italian foods or specialty aisles of market, chopped fresh sage leaves , 3 sprigs, butter, cut into small pieces, salt and pepper, blades fresh chives, snipped or finely chopped