CHICKEN AND OLIVE RAGOUT WITH DIJON POTATOES

CHICKEN AND OLIVE RAGOUT WITH DIJON POTATOES image

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 21

Ingredients

4 strips bacon, chopped
2 lb (1 kg) boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into chunks
1 tbsp (15 mL) butter, if necessary
4 carrots, chopped
½ cup (125 mL) minced shallots
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp (5 mL) dried thyme
½ tsp (2 mL) freshly ground pepper
¼ tsp (1 mL) salt
1/3 cup (75 mL) all-purpose flour
2 cups (500 mL) dry white wine
1 cup (250 mL) chicken stock
1 large red pepper, diced
¾ cup (175 mL) mixed black and green olives
1 tbsp (15 mL) Dijon mustard
Chopped fresh parsley and/or thyme, for garnish
Dijon Potatoes
4 lbs (2 kg) oblong or Yukon Gold potatoes
1¼ cups (300 mL) whipping cream, warmed
1 tbsp (15 mL) Dijon mustard
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Steps:

1. In a large pot, cook bacon until crisp. Transfer bacon to a paper-towel-lined plate. Drain off all but 1 tbsp (15 mL) bacon fat from pot, reserving excess fat. Add chicken to pot in batches, and brown on all sides. Transfer to a bowl. Reheat pot and add more reserved bacon fat between batches as necessary. Set chicken aside. 2. Reduce heat to medium-low and add remaining bacon fat or butter. Add carrots, shallots, garlic, thyme, pepper and salt and sauté for about 10 minutes or until soft. Sprinkle with flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Gradually pour in wine and stock, stirring. Bring to boil over medium heat, scraping up any bits on bottom. Boil, stirring often, for 5 minutes or until slightly thickened. 3. Add chicken with any accumulated juices to pot with red pepper, olives and mustard. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, for about 20 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside and sauce is thickened. Crumble reserved bacon and stir into sauce. Check and adjust seasoning as necessary. Transfer to a shallow heatproof container and let cool slightly. Refrigerate until cold. 4. prepare potatoes. Spoon potatoes around the edge of a buttered shallow 12 to 16-cup (3 to 4-L) casserole dish, leaving room for chicken in centre. Refrigerate until cold. 5. Spoon cold chicken ragout into centre of potatoes. 6. To reheat,cover dish with foil. bake in 350ºF (180ºC) oven for about 1½ hours or until potatoes and chicken are hot. Uncover and bake for about 20 minutes longer or until potatoes are browned and sauce is bubbling. . 7. Let stand for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with herbs before serving.

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