LOW Carb: Springtime Chicken Fricassee- a proper French chicken recipe
Chicken Fricassee- a proper French chicken stew
Ingredients:
•5 large Portabella mushrooms
•2 tbsp olive oil
•4 chicken drumsticks, skin removed
•4 chicken thighs, skin removed
•salt and freshly ground black pepper
•2 tbsp all-purpose flour
•6oz small white mushrooms
•4 shallots, minced
•2 garlic cloves, minced
•2 tsp chopped rosemary
•2/3 cup dry white wine
•1¼ cups chicken stock
•1 bay leaf
*one small white onion
*fresh lemon juice from one lemon
*pinch of nutmeg
*1 cup thawed peas
Preparation:
1. Chop and Sauté the small white onion in butter, add pinch of salt and pepper while they are turning clear.
2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Season with chicken with salt and pepper. Add to the pan and cook, turning often, about 6 minutes, until browned. Transfer to a plate. Add the shallots to the pan and cook, stirring often, about 2 minutes, until softened. Add the potatoes, mushrooms, garlic, and rosemary, and cook 2 minutes more.
3. Add the wine, bring to a boil, and cook for 1 minute. Add the stock and return to the boil. Return the chicken to the pan, add the bay leaf, and cover. Reduce the heat and simmer about 50 minutes, or until the chicken is very tender. Discard the bay leaf and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice, a pinch of grated nutmeg.
4. Toward the end of cooking time, stir in 1 cup thawed frozen peas.
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