Chicken Chasseur Recipe
This is a wonderfully flavored chicken dish which makes a deliciously easy meal for your family or for entertaining. Colorful and appetizing, a dish so easy to fall in love with.
Ingredients
- 3 lb whole chicken - then cut into pieces or buy a package of legs or breasts whatever you prefer.
- 6 small onions
- 4 shallots peeled and finely chopped
- ½ cup 50gr/2oz butter
- 2 cup 8oz button mushrooms
- 1 cup 225gr/8oz peeled tomatoes
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- ⅓ cup 75ml/3oz dry vermouth or white wine
- 1 bouquet garnish
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the chicken by cutting into portions - 2 thighs, 2 drumsticks, 2 wings and 2 breasts cut in halves.
- Peel the onions, leave them whole.
- Peel and finely chop the shallots.
- Melt the butter in a large heavy bottomed saucepan or Dutch oven (cocottes in France) and add the olive oil.
- Add the chicken pieces to the pan and brown on both sides.
- Add the onions and shallots to brown them a little.
- Remove them from the heat, add the vermouth or white wine and ignite with a match.
- As the flames die down, add the bouquet garnish, the bay leaf and season to taste.
- Drain the tomatoes, and chop roughly.
- Add the tomato juices to the pan and place the lid on.
- Cook for about 1 hour.
- Trim the mushrooms and add to the pan with the chopped tomatoes.
- Cook for a further 30 minutes until the it is cooked and the juices have thickened.
- When ready to serve, sprinkle with the chopped parsley or leave as a sprig as I have done in the photo.
Notes
Substitutions For White Wine (Always replace the liquid amount with something.)
- apple Cider Vinegar (½ vinegar and ½ water)
- chicken or vegetable Broth
- apple Juice
- white Grape Juice
- white Wine Vinegar
- ginger Ale
- water
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