Michael Symon's Chicken Fricassee

28
Ingredients

25m
Prep Time

1h
Cook Time

1h 25m
Ready In

Recipe: #9764

June 02, 2013

Categories: Chicken, Mushrooms, Onions, French Sunday Dinner, No Eggs, Bone-in Pieces, Chicken Dinner, more

recipe by:
Sue

"French braised chicken dish. Economical. From "The Chew"."

Original is 6 servings

Metric US

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Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (891.4 g)
Calories 630.6
Total Fat - 29.8 g
Saturated Fat - 15.5 g
Cholesterol - 611.4 mg
Sodium - 725.9 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 37.4 g
Dietary Fiber - 4.9 g
Sugars - 19.1 g
Protein - 51 g
Calcium - 125.3 mg
Iron - 8.7 mg
Vitamin C - 49.6 mg
Thiamin - 0.3 mg

Step 1

Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper.

Step 2

Brown chicken in oil in a heavy pan, in batches if necessary.

Step 3

While chicken is browning, tie the herbs and peppercorns in cheesecloth with a long piece of kitchen twine.

Step 4

Drain chicken and keep warm.

Step 5

Add butter to the pan with carrots, onions, garlic, and celery, salt and pepper. Saute until slightly soft, about 5 minutes.

Step 6

Sprinkle four over vegetables and quickly stir to mix with butter, then add the wine, a little bit at a time, so sauce does not clump.

Step 7

Reduce the wine by half, then add the chicken stock. Then add the cheesecloth wrapped herbs (bouquet garnis), tying the string to the pot handle so it doesn't get lost, and add chicken to pan.

Step 8

Reduce heat and simmer for 35 minutes or so, until chicken is done and tender.

Step 9

Whisk together the egg mixture in a small bowl and temper it by adding a small amount of the hot cooking liquid at a time, whisking constantly, so eggs do not curdle.

Step 10

Remove bouquet garnis from pan and stir in egg mixture and lemon zest, checking seasoning and adjusting with more salt and pepper if needed. Cook just one or two minutes to heat that, then remove from heat.

Step 11

Saute the onions and mushrooms in butter, seasoning with salt and pepper and cooking for about 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Add the wine to the saute pan and deglaze, stirring up any browned bits, and cooking until wine is reduced by half, a few minutes or so.