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Braised chicken chasseur recipe. Chicken Fricassee with Tarragon. French-style chicken with peas & bacon. Chicken in Wine (Fricassee de Poulet) Garlic Chicken with White Wine Sauce. You can of course peel the garlic if you want. Method 1 Lightly smash the garlic cloves with the side of a heavy chef's knife, just enough to break the cloves. Leave peel on. 2 Trim the chicken pieces of excess fat. Pat them dry and sprinkle pieces generously with salt and pepper. 3 Add a little more olive oil to the pan if necessary. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve alone (low carb option) or with rice, noodles, baked or mashed potatoes.

Chicken and garlic stew. You are here: French recipesmain courseschicken and garlic stew Ingredients This dish will make your home smell wonderful. For dinner you not only get tender, flavourful chicken, you also have soft, nutty garlic cloves to enjoy spread on hot French bread with the meal. Serves 2 to 4. 6 chicken thighs 3/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 teaspoon white pepper 20 cloves garlic 3 cups water 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 cup chopped celery and leaves 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/8 teaspoon thyme 1 cup dry white wine Recipe Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.Season chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.Separate cloves of garlic and put them (unpeeled) into boiling water for 1 minute.

Coq au vin. You are here: French recipesmain coursescoq au vin Guest recipe supplied by Peter Chapman at Le Bignon restaurant - please see below the recipe for further information and ways to enjoy more of Peter's cooking for yourself. One of the all time classic bistro dishes, this is one of those dishes with as many versions as there are grandmothers to make it. However, whichever version you use, the basics remain the same for this richest of dishes. Hints and tips Older birds work best but take longer to cookFor complete authenticity and especialy if using an older bird, marinade the chicken for 24 hrs in the red wine.Like all meats, chicken cooks best on the boneOnly use a wine you would be happy to drinkThe sauce should be thick, dark and glossyOriginally it would have been thickened with chicken blood!

Ingredients (serves four) Method Using an oven proof casserole, heat a tablespoon of olive oil and a tablespoon of butter over medium heat. Next stage is exciting but can be dangerous! Coq au vin. Coq au Vin (Cockerel in Red Wine) Coq au vin (French: "cockerel in wine") is a French fricassee of rooster cooked with wine, lardons, mushrooms, and optionally garlic. Older roosters are traditionally used because they contain a lot of connective tissue, which creates a richer broth when cooked. Various legends through history trace 'coq au vin' to ancient Gaul and Julius Caesar. The dish is not documented until the early 20th century, though there is no doubt it existed as a rustic country dish long before that.

This recipe for Coq au Vin is supposed to come from Burgundy. It is well worth the effort, and you can taste the difference from the jars you can buy at the supermarket. Top Tip Marinate the cockerel overnight in the wine and herbs to tenderize the meat, or if you think ahead, the longer the better. serves:- 4, preparation time:- 10 mins, cooking time:- 4hours ish Ingredients Method * after marinating the cockerel overnight in the wine and herbs, take out the capon. * serve with a nice bottle of wine.

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