Hunters Chicken Food

HUNTER'S CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Sprinkle the chicken with salt, pepper, and thyme.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet or sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook, turning, to brown on all sides.
• Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside. Leave about 1 tablespoon of the oil in the skillet and add the onion and mushrooms. Sauté, stirring, until mushrooms are tender.
• Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute longer. Add the wine and bring to a simmer. Simmer until tender.
• Add the tomatoes and chicken broth , then return the chicken to the pan. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove the cover and continue cooking for 5 to 10 minutes longer.
• Arrange the chicken on a platter, sprinkle with chopped parsley, and serve with oven-roasted or baked potatoes or noodles.

HUNTER'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• In one of those big 5 L covered frying pans (or a Dutch oven), heat oil and butter over medium heat. Add chicken and cook, turning, till browned all over, about 10 minutes. Remove and set aside.
• Add shallots or onion to pan drippings, cook 1 minute to soften. Add mushrooms, cook until lightly browned, about 3 minutes.
• Add garlic, tomatoes, tarragon, thyme, salt and pepper, simmer 5 minutes.
• Add wine and beef broth. Return chicken to pan, cover, and cook over low heat until tender, about 20 minutes. Remove chicken.
• Stir dissolved cornstarch into sauce. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring, until thickened, 1 - 2 minutes. Return chicken to the pan and turn to coat with sauce.

CHICKEN CHASSEUR (HUNTER-STYLE CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Season chicken pieces on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat a few tablespoons of clarified butter in a Dutch oven over high heat. Place chicken in skin side down and cook until golden brown. Turn the chicken over and brown the other side. Remove chicken to a baking sheet and bake in the oven until just cooked through, about 12 to 15 minutes.
• Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the fat from the pan. Add the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper, and saute until golden brown. Add the shallots and cook for 30 seconds. Remove the pan from the heat and add the Cognac and cook until completely reduced. Add the wine and cook until completely reduced. Add the stock and tomato and bring to a simmer. Cook until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon ("nappe") and then swirl in the butter ("monter au beurre"). Once the butter is added, the sauce can not be further reduced because it will break. Season with salt and pepper and stir in the tarragon and chervil.
• Remove the chicken from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes. Remove the breastbone from the breast. Cut each breast into 2 even pieces on the bias. Cut the legs into 2 pieces at the joint and on the bias and remove the thighbones. Serve 1 leg piece and 1 breast piece. Make sure only 1 piece contains a bone. Serve on hot plates, napped with the sauce.

SMOKY SPANISH HUNTER'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Set aside or prepare the stock and tomatoes.
• Char peppers over flame burner or under a broiler until blackened all over. Place charred peppers in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap, cool to handle, seed and peel peppers and thinly slice.
• Season the chicken liberally with salt and pepper, heat a tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, a turn of the pan, in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and brown a few minutes on each side, then remove to a plate. Add the remaining extra-virgin olive oil and mushrooms, until browned. Add the onions and garlic, season with salt and pepper, stir occasionally for 8 to 10 minutes, then deglaze the pan with sherry or wine. Stir in the prepared tomatoes, peppers, and paprika. Cook for 10 minutes. Add the chicken and simmer 10 minutes more. Turn off the heat and cool the chicken, then cover and store for a make-ahead meal.
• Cook's Note: Reheat over medium heat, covered, then simmer uncovered until ready to serve.
• When the chicken is hot, bring the saffron and prepared stock to a boil. Whisk in the polenta and cook until it begins to pull away from the pot. Season with salt and stir in grated cheese.
• Serve the polenta in shallow bowls and top with Spanish Cacciatore, and garnish with parsley.
• For the stock:
• Place the cheese rind, herb bundle, onion, celery, carrots, lemon rind, bay leaves, chicken stock, and water into a pot and bring to a bubble, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Simmer at least 1 hour, and then remove the rind, herb bundle, and vegetables with a slotted spoon or strainer.
• For the tomatoes:
• Heat the oven to 500 degrees F.
• Arrange the tomatoes on a baking sheet or baking sheets in a single layer. Scatter the garlic among the tomatoes, dress with extra-virgin olive oil to coat and season with salt and pepper. Roast the tomatoes until they burst and skins split and begin to char, about 30 minutes. Cool the tomatoes until cool enough to handle and peel. Place the tomatoes in a bowl.

HUNTER'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Oil a tray, put the chicken breasts on it and cover each one with 2 bacon rashers. Put the chicken in the oven for 20-25 mins until cooked through.
• While the chicken is cooking, fry the onion in 1 tbsp oil until golden brown and soft, then set aside. Put the potatoes in a large pan of boiling water and cook for 10-15 mins until soft. Put another smaller pan of water on the hob and bring to the boil while the potatoes are cooking. Once boiling, tip in the runner beans and carrots and cook for 8-10 mins until soft but with a little bite. Drain the potatoes and put them back in the pan with the milk and cream cheese, mash until smooth and stir though the fried onions.
• Once the chicken is cooked, pour over the BBQ sauce and scatter over the parmesan and return to the oven for 2 mins until the cheese has melted. Serve with the mash, carrots and runner beans.

ITALIAN HUNTER'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the flour, salt and pepper in a plastic bag and shake chicken pieces in flour mixture until coated.
• Heat oil in a large skillet and brown chicken pieces on both sides.
• Remove from skillet and add onion, garlic and bell pepper to the skillet.
• Saute until the onion is golden, even a little browned.
• Return the chicken to the skillet and add the tomatoes, oregano and red wine.
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes over medium low heat, or until sauce thickens.
• Add mushrooms, salt and pepper to taste.
• Simmer for 10 more minutes (can simmer longer if you have the time and want a thicker sauce).
• Serve over spaghetti or bucatini.

HUNTER'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Wrap each chicken breast with 2 slices of bacon. Place in oven proof dish. Preheat oven to 180c and then put in the oven for 30 minutes.
• While waiting for the chicken to cook mix all the Sauce ingredients into a pan and heat gently for 5 minutes. After the 30 minutes coat the chicken in the sauce and put back in the oven for 5 minutes. Top with the cheese and put back in oven until cheese has melted (cooking times of chicken will vary dependant on size and thickness of bacon, make sure you see the juices running clear or checked it is cooked in the centre before serving).
• Serve with a Salad.