PAN-FRIED CHICKEN IN MUSHROOM SAUCE

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Creamy chicken and mushroom dish - a fabulous French seasonal recipe

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Supper

Time 1h45m

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 tbsp sunflower oil
6 large, free-range chicken legs, halved at the joint so you have 6 thighs and 6 drumsticks
700ml/1¼ pts chicken stock (or water)
50g butter
1 onion, finely diced
400g mixed wild mushrooms
300ml/½ pt dry white wine
284ml pot double cream

Steps:

  • Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan. Fry the thighs for 8-10 mins, skin side only, until golden brown, then transfer to a casserole dish. Fry the drumsticks for about 5 mins each side and add them to the thighs.
  • Pour the stock over the chicken legs in the casserole. There should be enough stock to just cover the chicken, if not add a little water. Bring stock to the boil and cover, leaving lid slightly ajar. Cook at just below simmering point for 30-35 mins until chicken is cooked.
  • While chicken is simmering, drain oil from the pan. Heat the butter in pan and add onion. Sweat onion for 5 mins until soft, but not coloured. Turn up the heat, add the mushrooms, then fry for 3 mins until they soften and start to smell wonderful. Pour over the white wine, raise the heat to maximum and boil rapidly for 6-8 mins until reduced by two-thirds. Turn off the heat and leave until chicken has cooked.
  • Once chicken legs are cooked, strain stock into pan with the onion, mushrooms and white wine, bring back to the boil and reduce again by two-thirds until it is thick and syrupy. Pour in double cream, bring it to the boil, season if you want, then pour it over chicken. Heat chicken through in the sauce for 2-3 mins then turn off the heat and leave for a few mins before serving. This is such an aromatic and beautiful looking dish you should serve it straight from the casserole with the lid on.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 600 calories, Fat 40 grams fat, SaturatedFat 22 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 3 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 50 grams protein, Sodium 0.8 milligram of sodium

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