I finally put that chicken in I was going to cook Saturday. It hasn't been in 15 minutes and the smell is driving me crazy. I think its the fennel and the wine. If it tastes half as good as it smells.......
OK, dinner is over, I'm stuffed. I oven braised the chicken in white wine and seasonings with fennel, golden potatoes and carrots. I started by adding basil/dried tomato olive oil in the roaster instead of a non-stick spray. I buttered the chicken so the top would brown nicely and I like the flavor. After buttering I added my spices(mixed various spices I like). Then put a couple of cups of dry white into the roaster, same amount of water.
When it was done I took the broth in the pan and boiled it down a bit, then added some corn starch dissolved in milk and brought that to a boil to slightly thicken the sauce.
Wow, the top skin, nice and crisp, the meat moist, flavorful and the fennel, veggies... outstanding.