Frugal Gourmets Chicken With Tomatoes Shallots And Vermouth Food

RISHIA ZIMMERN'S CHICKEN WITH SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Pat the chicken thighs very dry with paper towels. Sprinkle the flour, salt and pepper over the chicken.
• Melt the butter in a large, heavy-bottomed pot or skillet set over medium-high heat. When the butter foams, cook the chicken, in batches if necessary, until well browned and crisp on all sides. Set aside.
• Add the whole shallots to the pot and sauté them in the butter and chicken fat until they begin to soften and caramelize, about 10 to 12 minutes. Add the wine to deglaze the pot, stir with a large spoon, then add the mustard and tarragon, then the chicken thighs. Cover the pot, turn the heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Remove the lid, and allow the sauce to reduce and thicken, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Add the cherry tomatoes to the pot, stir lightly to combine and serve immediately.

CHICKEN WITH SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Pat the chicken breasts dry with paper towels and sprinkle them generously on both sides with salt and pepper. In a 12-inch cast-iron skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat for 2 minutes, until it begins to smoke. Place the chicken breasts, skin side down, in the skillet and cook for 4 to 5 minutes without moving, until golden brown.
• Using tongs, turn the chicken breasts skin side up, place the skillet in the oven, and roast for 12 to 15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saute pan, combine the white wine, lemon juice, and shallots and cook over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, until only 2 tablespoons of liquid remain in the pan. If it reduces too much, add an extra splash of white wine or water. Add the cream, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and bring to a full boil. Remove from the heat, add the diced butter, and swirl the pan until the butter is incorporated. Don't reheat or the sauce will "break"! Sprinkle with salt and serve the chicken hot with the sauce spooned over it.

FRUGAL GOURMET'S CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES, SHALLOTS AND VERMOUTH

Steps:

• In a large frying pan, one with a cover, sauté the chicken in the olive oil. Remember, heat the pan first and then add the oil. When the chicken is brown, remove it to a heated platter and add the shallots or onions to the pan, Sauté for 3 minutes and then add the tomatoes and vermouth. Cook this until tomatoes are soft and tender and then return the chicken to the pan. Add the oregano, salt, and pepper, and cover. Simmer until the chicken is tender, about 20 minutes.

CHICKEN WITH ROASTED SHALLOTS, TOMATOES AND WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a shallow roasting pan with cooking spray.
• Season both sides of chicken with salt and black pepper and place in prepared pan. Arrange shallots and tomatoes around chicken (or on a second baking sheet that's been coated with nonstick cooking spray). Toss with olive oil and season with salt and black pepper. Roast 30 minutes, until chicken is golden brown and cooked through and vegetables are tender.
• Set aside 2 chicken breast halves for primavera.
• In a large skillet, combine beans, roasted shallots and tomatoes, 1 cup of the broth, thyme, and oregano. Set pan over medium-high heat and bring to a simmer. Add chicken and simmer 1 minute to heat through. Remove from heat and top with parsley.

FRUGAL GOURMET CHICKEN

Steps:

• Choose a stockpot or large sauce pan, depending on amount of chicken you are making.
• Fill pot with water and bring to boil.
• Place chicken with skin in pot until it stops boiling.
• (Seals in juices) Remove chicken from pot.
• Bring pot to a boil again.
• Put chicken back in and bring to a full boil.
• When water and chicken are boiling again, put lid on pan, turn burner off.
• Let stand for one hour.
• Finish chicken by placing on grill for 15- 20 minutes Brush with barbecue sauce.
• Preparation time is an estimate.

PAN-COOKED CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES AND SHALLOTS

Steps:

• To prepare sauteed tomatoes and shallots:.
• Heat oil in heavy-bottomed medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots and cherry tomatoes, and cook for 1 minute. Add 1/8 teaspoon salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, pine nuts and vinegar.
• Reduce heat to medium, and cook for 4 minutes, until tomatoes are soft and slightly wrinkled.
• Remove from heat, and cool to room temperature, until ready to serve with chicken. Stir in basil.
• To prepare dish:.
• Heat oil in heavy-bottomed medium skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken lightly with salt and pepper. Add to skillet, skin side down. Cook 5 minutes. Turn skin-side up, and cook another 5 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet.
• Add wine to skillet, and scrape up browned bits with wooden spoon. Add broth, and bring to a simmer. Return chicken to skillet. Cover and cook chicken for 13 to 15 minutes on one side; turn over and cook another 13 minutes on second side.
• Remove chicken from skillet. Turn heat to high, and reduce pan juices slightly, about 1 minute.
• To serve, arrange chicken on plates. Spoon skillet juices over chicken and pass Tomatoes and Shallots separately.

ROASTED CHICKEN PROVENçAL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Put the flour in a shallow pan, and lightly dredge the chicken in it, shaking the pieces to remove excess flour.
• Swirl the oil in a large roasting pan, and place the floured chicken in it. Season the chicken with the herbes de Provence. Arrange the lemon, garlic cloves and shallots around the chicken, then add the vermouth to the pan.
• Put the pan in the oven, and roast for 25 to 30 minutes, then baste it with the pan juices. Continue roasting for another 25 to 30 minutes, or until the chicken is very crisp and the meat cooked through.
• Serve in the pan or on a warmed platter, garnished with the thyme.

FRUGAL GOURMET'S STICKY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix the wet ingredients.
• Pour over the chicken in baking dish.
• Cover with foil.
• Put in frig overnight.
• Next day, put in oven and cook in 325° oven for 90 minutes.
• Check to make sure it is not burning. Chicken is done when easy to pull apart.

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.