'Gedempte' is Yiddish for 'well-cooked.' This is a baked onion chicken recipe from my great grandmother. It basically falls off the bone. The onions become very brown and tender during cooking.
Preparation Time
30 mins
Cooking Time
5 hr
Total Time
5 hr 30 mins
Calories
298 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Step 2
Place chicken breast halves, drumsticks, and thighs in a large bowl (see Cook's Note). Add browning sauce and olive oil, tossing to coat. Season with salt and paprika to taste.
Step 3
Arrange chicken pieces in one layer on the bottom of a roasting pan. Top with sliced onions. Cover and bake for 5 hours, basting with pan juices every hour. The onions will release some liquid; if mixture looks dried out, add a small amount of water.
Step 4
Transfer chicken and onions to a platter and serve with extra pan juices as gravy.
Ingredients
salt to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 skinless chicken thighs
2 teaspoons paprika, or to taste
6 skinless, bone-in chicken breast halves
2 skinless chicken drumsticks
2 tablespoons browning sauce (such as Kitchen Bouquet®)
8 yellow onions, thinly sliced and separated into rings
