Cider Braised Chicken with Caramelized Onions

Made this using the crockpot method, and it turned out very good. Next time however: It definitely needs extra salt, plus it might be worthwhile doing the precook on the onions with the reduced apple cider first. I'd also like to try it with hard cider instead of wine. Absolutely doesn't need all four onions, I can definitely half those, and while I used a mushroom medley, this is a rare time I think the normal crimini/baby bella would be better.

Made with proper English Vintage Medium Cider. Also added a little Crème Fraiche to the sauce. Next time I will caramelise the onions for longer so they go dark and that will give it a real depth of flavour. I Served it with Roasted Cabbage with parmesan which is also on this site

I feel like something must've gone wrong because it was very tangy. The chicken was not overly tender either. It tasted like sweet and sour.... minus the sweet

We thought this was alright (certainly tasted better than the photo looks). Not a knockout but reasonably good flavour and pretty easy to throw in the slow cooker on a weeknight.

I used ¾ of the apple cider since someone said it was too sweet (agree - recommend half of the apple cider + water/broth sub, honestly) and I added salad mix. Made orzo separately and added to the dish at the end as well. I will say that this is an average and very simple tasting dish - primarily sweet - so if you're looking for more depth of flavor, look elsewhere.