Chicken Fricassee With Lime Food

CHICKEN FRICASSEE

Steps:

• Prepare all your ingredients first.
• Break down the chicken and season it with some salt and pepper (save the wings and back bone to make homemade chicken stock). Click here for instructions and a video on how to break down a whole chicken.
• Chop the vegetables and set it aside. Measure remaining ingredients and set them aside as well.
• Preheat a large, 12-inch, skillet or a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Melt butter and sear chicken on both sides until golden brown. Take it out and set aside.
• Add onion, carrots, and celery to the pan and let them sear as well.
• Once you got some golden color on the vegetables, add mushrooms and cook until mushrooms are softened.
• Lower the heat to medium and sprinkle flour over the vegetables and stir to coat them evenly.
• Pour in white wine while slowly stirring and mixing the vegetables.
• Pour in chicken stock and add seasoning.
• Nestle chicken back into the pan, cover, and cook on low heat for about 30 minutes. Chicken should reach 165° internal temperature. Make sure to take the temperature of the thickest piece of chicken.
• Once chicken is done, pour in heavy whipping cream and gently mix it in. Bring everything to simmer and take off heat!
• Enjoy this dish with a side of fluffy rice!

CHICKEN THIGH FRICASSEE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil and butter in a large Dutch oven over high heat. Add the chicken a few pieces at a time and brown on all sides. As they brown, sprinkle with salt and pepper and transfer to a platter.
• Add the onions to the pot and cook over medium heat to soften. Add the celery and garlic and cook until they turn a rich brown, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring, for 3 more minutes. Deglaze with vermouth, then add the chicken broth and thyme. Return the chicken to the pot and bring to a simmer. Lower the heat, then cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Add the roasted peppers and pasilla, then cover and cook until the chicken is fork-tender and the thigh bones are loose, an additional 30 minutes.

CHICKEN FRICASSEE (FRICASSEE DE POULET A L'ANCIENNE)

Steps:

• Brown ChickenSeason chicken on both sides with 1 tablespoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Preheat a Dutch oven or other large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons butter and the oil to pot. When butter melts and foam subsides, add half the chicken, skin side down, in a single layer; do not crowd pot. (If butter begins to blacken, lower heat.) Fry chicken, turning once, until golden brown on both sides, about 10 minutes total, and transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Saute MirepoixReduce heat to medium, and add mirepoix (onion, carrot, and celery) to pot, scraping up any browned bits with a wooden spoon. Saute mirepoix, stirring occasionally, until soft and golden brown in places, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Cook Mushrooms and FlourAdd mushrooms, and cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms darken, become glossy, and begin to release liquid, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in flour, and cook until flour is absorbed by vegetables and is no longer visible, about 1 minute.
• Pour in Wine and BrothAdd wine to pot, and bring to a boil, stirring until liquid just thickens, about 45 seconds. Add broth, and stir.
• Simmer ChickenPlace chicken, skin side up, in a single layer on vegetables; pour juices that have accumulated on plate into pot. Tie parsley sprigs, thyme sprigs, and bay leaf together with kitchen twine; add to pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cover partially. Cook until internal temperature of thickest part of chicken registers 165 degrees, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer chicken to a clean plate. Simmer liquid, uncovered, until reduced slightly, about 5 minutes. Discard herbs.
• Make and Add LiaisonTo make the liaison (sauce thickener), whisk together egg yolks and cream in a medium bowl. Whisking constantly, pour 1/2 cup cooking liquid, 1 tablespoon at a time, into liaison to temper it. Stir tempered liaison into pot.
• Finish with Tarragon, Lemon, and ButterReturn chicken to pot. Add tarragon, lemon juice, and the remaining butter. Bring to a simmer, stir gently to combine, and serve.

CHICKEN FRICASSEE

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, heat the oil. Brown the chicken and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In the same pan add more oil, if necessary, and add the peppers, onions, and garlic. Cook until the vegetables start to soften and caramelize, about 5 minutes. Add the ground cumin, coriander, and cayenne. Cook for another 5 minutes. Remove the pepper mixture and puree until smooth in a food processor and set aside.
• In the same pan, add the chicken back in, along with the malanga, green plantain, and calabaza. Pour in the chicken stock and the pureed pepper mixture (sofrito). Cover and cook in the oven until the chicken is falling off the bone and the vegetables are tender, about 1 hour.
• Serve garnished with chopped cilantro.

CHICKEN FRICASSEE WITH LIME

Steps:

• Heat the oil of medium-high heat in a large skillet. Coat the chicken pieces with flour and cook for about 5 minutes, until browned, turning once. Reserve pan drippings.
• Transfer chicken to a large casserole, and cover with shallots.
• Return skillet (with drippings) to medium heat and add bell peppers. Cook slowly, until softened (about 8-10 minutes).
• Add the chicken stock, lime juice, lime zest and cook an additional 5 minutes.
• Pour the bell peppers and liquid mixture over the chicken, and then drizzle with Worcestershire. Cover tightly with foil.
• Cook at 375F for 1.5 hours, or until chicken is very tender.