Chicken Fricassee With Vermouth Food

CHICKEN FRICASSEE WITH VERMOUTH

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat the butter in a skillet and add the chicken pieces skin side down. Cook over moderate heat about one minute without browning.
• Scatter the onion over all and cook 30 seconds. Add the garlic and stir it around. Cook the chicken about four minutes, turning the pieces often in the butter.
• Sprinkle the flour over all, turning the pieces so that they are evenly coated. Add the vermouth, chicken broth, bay leaf and thyme. Cover and cook over moderate heat about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring two batches of water to the boil for the carrots and leeks. Drop the carrots into one batch, the leeks in the other. Let the carrots simmer about one minute and drain. Let the leeks simmer about four minutes.
• When the chicken has cooked for a total of 30 minutes (start to finish), add the carrots, leeks and cream. Let simmer about two minutes. Serve with rice.

CHICKEN FRICASSEE

Steps:

• Step 1: In a casserole or skillet, cook the carrots and onion in butter for 5 minutes over moderate heat. Cut the chiken in about 10 pieces. Add the cut-up chicken in the skillet. Turn it every minute for 4 minutes until slightly golden yellow.
• Step 2: Lower heat, cover and cook very slowly. Turn the chicken once while cooking.
• Step 3: Add salt, pepper and flour on both sides of the chicken. Cover and cook slowly for 4 to 5 minutes. And turn the chicken once during the process.
• Step 4: Remove from heat. Boil the bouillon/stock and pour in over the chicken. Add the wine, parsley and just enough bouillon/stock or water to cover the chicken. Bring to the simmer. Cover and maintain for 30 minutes.
• Step 5: Cook the mushrooms in butter with a drop of lemon juice. Retrieve the cooking juice of both the mushrooms and chicken. Simmer the cooking juice in a casserole for 3 minutes. Remove the fat from it. Then raise heat and boil, stir it well until the sauce reduces itself, enough to get 2 1/2 cups from it.
• Step 6: Blend the egg yolks and cream. While beating it, add the sauce very slowly. Pour the sauce in the casserole again and cook at medium to high heat. Stir the sauce all the way. Boil for 1 minute. Add a drop of lemon juice and salt & pepper.
• Step 7: Pour the sauce over the chicken and vegetabbles. Heat the chicken fricassee if needed. Add butter before serving.
• Wine suggestion: Red Bordeaux wine or Saint Chinian, Rosé from Provence, Vouvray white wine.

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.

GLOSSY CHICKEN FRICASSEE

Steps:

• Wash the chicken pieces and dry with paper towels.
• In a deep saute pan, over medium heat, put half of the butter and extra virgin olive oil.
• Add half the chicken and brown all sides about 10 minutes.
• Set aside.
• Repeat with the remaining butter and chicken.
• Transfer the fried chicken to pan and sprinkle with flour, making sure all pieces are covered.
• Simmer for 4 minutes.
• Add the wine, bringing up the temperature until it reaches boiling point.
• Then add the chicken stock and keep stirring until it is well mixed.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Cover and cook for 25 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally.
• Sauce:.
• In a frying pan, heat remaining butter over medium heat.
• Add the scallions, mushrooms and lemon juice.
• Cook 3 minutes.
• Set aside.
• In the same pan, add shallots, water and sugar.
• Simmer for 10 minutes until soft.
• Add this mix to reserved mushrooms.
• Carefully transfer the chicken to a serving platter and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
• Boil the sauce until it is the consistency of a smooth gravy.
• Add the cream, mushrooms and shallots.
• Season with salt and pepper if necessary and cook 2 minutes.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken.
• Sprinkle with parsley before serving.
• Serves 4.