Spring Vegetable Fricassee Food

HARVEST VEGETABLE FRICASSéE

Steps:

• Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add next 6 ingredients; sauté 4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; cook until vegetables are almost tender, stirring often, about 15 minutes.
• Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add flour; whisk 1 minute. Gradually add broth; bring to boil, whisking until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes.
• Add vegetables to skillet. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer gently until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Discard bay leaf.

SPRING CHICKEN FRICASSEE

Steps:

• Season the poussin with a generous sprinkling of salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Heat the olive oil together with the butter in a saute pan with straight sides (sauteuse) over medium heat. Add the poussin, without crowding, to the saute pan skin side down and cook slowly to brown the chickens to a golden brown color. Turn the chickens to brown the other side, add the pearl onions to caramelize with the chicken, and place a lid on the pan. Allow the chicken and onions to simmer together for 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add the dry sherry to the saute pan and cook down to reduce the liquid until almost evaporated.
• Add the hot stock together with the spices tied in cheesecloth into an herb bouquet garni.
• Let this simmer slowly over low heat for 30 to 35 minutes. After 20 minutes has gone by add the morels to the pan and continue to simmer all together for the remaining 15 minutes cooking time.
• Remove the chicken carefully from the pan, add the peas and asparagus to the stock and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the creme fraiche and cook together for 2 more minutes before spooning the vegetables around the chicken and pouring the excess sauce into a sauceboat. Sprinkle chopped chives over everything and serve.

STOVE-TOP VEGETABLE FRICASSEE WITH TARRAGON CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Heat oil in large high-sided, oven-proof skillet over medium heat Add sliced onion, bell peppers, asparagus, and carrots and cook 3 to 5 minutes, until crisp-tender. Stir in tarragon and vermouth cook 2 to 3 minutes. Add spinach (or dandelion greens) and milk and sour cream and simmer 2 minutes. Add more milk, if needed, to make sure the vegetables are submerged. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the top. Place pan under broiler and broil until golden brown. Serve mixture over rice.
• Chef's Note: You can clean and cut all vegetables and reserve in refrigerator, to be used when cooking fricassee.

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.

FRICASSEE OF MORELS, RAMPS AND SPRING GARLIC

Steps:

• Place morels in a bowl of water and soak 15 minutes. Drain morels and cut off stems. Trim stems from spring garlic down to 1/2 inch, remove roots and peel off outer layer of skin. Slice garlic heads thin. Rinse ramps very well, cut off roots and peel off outer layer of skin.
• Place 1 tablespoon butter in a medium-size skillet over low heat, add morels and cook about 2 minutes. Add crushed garlic, thyme and shallot and cook a few more minutes, until morels have softened and given up their liquid. Remove garlic and thyme, season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• In another skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium-low heat, add spring garlic and a pinch of salt and cook, covered, about 5 minutes. Move garlic around so it does not brown. Add the ramps and a tablespoon of water, cover and cook 4 minutes longer, until tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Add morels and their liquid to spring garlic and ramps, increase heat to medium-high, saute briefly and add another tablespoon of butter. Check seasonings, add parsley and serve.