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Originally Posted by viet_mom
I would love suggestions for a "pre-cook" dish. Vietbabe's bday party is next Saturday and there will be about 22 kids (and about as many adults). I'm ordering in pizza for everyone and will have a birthday cake. I will also put out some popcorn as a kiddie munchie and for adults, I will have a veggie plate with dip and chips/salsa. (Yes, I know so creative).
I'd like to attempt a dish I can make a few days ahead and defrost and cook the day of the party. I guess Lasagna is the obvious choice but I have a big jumbo pack of chicken thighs I just bought on sale and I'd love to use them. Any suggestions for an interesting dish that would do well cooked or prepared ahead of time (and would go with pizza sort of?) I usually cook chicken thighs for a long time in a Vietnamese broth that covers the chicken completely so the chicken slides right off the bone when you eat it. But folks at the party aren't going to like my broth (lots of fish sauce) so would love alternatives. Thank you.
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Brown the chicken thighs in a large skillet (do not cook through).
Add a bit of olive oil if necessary, then saute a large onion, thinly sliced in the same pan. Once the onions are limp and translucent, add one pound of sliced mushrooms, some fresh basil and sage, chiffonaded, and cook until the mushrooms have given up most of their water and are silghtly browned.
Add one bottle of white wine, and cook down until the liquid has reduced by two-thirds.
Preheat oven to 400.
layer thighs on the bottom of a baking dish, cover with the onions and mushrooms. Add 24 oz. of pureed tomatoes.
Bake for one hour.
This can be prepared ahead and reheated the day of the party. I usually serve this with either fettucine or risotto milanese.
