Thank you! I wondered myself why the recipe said to do that. It does end up just being about the little bit of fat and flavor that they add. I tried the recipe with boneless skinless breasts once, and skipped the browning process, and it just was not the same. We do end removing the skins...
Chicken and Spaetzle Tagine with Yellow 7 Pot and Hefeweizen Sauce
Equipment needed:
Tagine or large heavy pot with tight fitting lid.
Stand mixer or hand mixer (you could mix spaetzle dough by hand if you had to)
Spatzlepresse (you can also use a potato ricer which is similar or just put...
And now...spaetzle time...
Dough is made
Pressed directly into the tagine with the stock from the chicken
starting to float
Removed spaetzle, added cornstarch and cold water to tighten up the sauce
final entry to come soon!
So far...
making the marinade
massaged gently into 2 large bone in breasts
browning one at a time, skin side down w/caramelized onions
deglazing w/hefeweizen
Tucked in and simmering