James Martin Chicken Fricassee Food

COUNTRY CAPTAIN CHICKEN FRICASSEE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add the almonds and toast swirling the pan until golden. Remove almonds and set aside, reserve skillet.
• Season the chicken all over with salt and pepper. Dredge the chicken in flour and shake off any excess. Heat the oil and butter in the skillet over medium high heat. Cook the chicken on both sides until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a dish and set aside.
• Add the onion, bell pepper, garlic, curry powder, thyme, and cayenne to the pan. Stir to loosen up the brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Cook until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and nestle the chicken pieces in the sauce, bring the sauce up to a simmer and then transfer to the oven and cook until the chicken is cooked through and tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove skillet from the oven and transfer chicken to a serving dish. Spoon any oil off the surface of the sauce and discard. Bring the sauce to a simmer over medium heat, add the currants and simmer to thicken slightly. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Spoon the sauce over the chicken and scatter the toasted almonds on top. Serve with a dollop of cool yogurt and herb sauce.
• In a bowl combine the first 4 ingredients, season with salt and pepper, to taste.

CHICKEN FRICASSEE

Steps:

• cut the chicken breasts into long strips about a cm wide.
• Then toss them into flour until fully covered.
• dice the onion and mushrooms
• heat the butter in a frying pan and cook the onions until soft.
• Add the mushrooms to the onions and cook for 3-4 minutes
• add the chicken, cook until brown all over.
• pour in the white wine and boil to burn off the alcohol. add the sprig of thyme and cumin & salt and peper to taste.
• add the chicken stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes
• remove from the heat and add the double cream, return to the heat and warm through taking care not to boil.
• serve on a bed of rice.

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 & CIDER FRICASSéE WITH PARSLEY CROûTES

Steps:

• Heat the oil in your largest flameproof casserole or deep pan. Season the chicken and brown in batches. Transfer to a plate. Reduce the heat and add the bacon to the pan. Fry until golden and crisp, then set aside with the chicken. Add the onions, carrots, and celery to the pan, scraping up any browned bits with a wooden spoon. Fry over a low heat until soft and starting to brown.
• Add the mushrooms and continue to cook for a further 4-5 mins. Stir in the flour until it disappears, then stir in the cider and stock and bring to the boil, scraping any bits stuck to the bottom of the pan. At this stage, if you haven't got enough room to add back all the chicken and bacon, split the sauce between two pans.
• Tie the thyme, parsley stalks (from amount used for croûtes) and bay leaves together with kitchen string (in two bunches if you've had to split the sauce) and add to the casserole along with the chicken and bacon. Bring to a simmer. Cover and cook for 1 hr 15 mins until the chicken is tender and coming away from the bone.
• Carefully lift out the cooked chicken and cover with foil to keep warm. Discard the herbs. Turn up the heat and simmer the remaining liquid until reduced by about half.
• Meanwhile, make the croûtes. Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. In a small bowl, mix together the parsley leaves, oil and plenty of salt and pepper. Dip one side of each baguette slice into the mixture to coat, then place, herb-side up, on a baking tray and bake until golden, about 15-20 mins.
• Add the cream, mustard and tarragon to the sauce and season to taste. Return the chicken to the casserole and warm through. Serve with the croûtes and your favourite seasonal vegetables.