Chicken ChasseurPoulet Saute Chasseur
A wonderfully flavoured chicken chasseur makes a good meal for your family or for entertaining. Colourful and appetising, a dish so easy to fall in love with.
Ingredients • A 3lb chicken • 6 small onions • 4 shallots, peeled and finely chopped • 50gms (2oz butter) • 8 ozs button mushrooms • 225gms (8oz) peeled tomatoes • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 75 mls (3 fl ozs ) dry vermouth or white wine • 1 bouqet garni • 1 bay leaf • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley • Salt and pepper to taste
• Prepare the chicken by cutting into portions ie. 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 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 garni, 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.
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