CREME DE VOLAILLE (FRENCH CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP)
Apparently a somewhat 'lost' recipe according to Food &Wine, posted here from a French blog for safekeeping.
Provided by Raquel Grinnell
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 1h
Yield 6 bowls, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a large pot, bring water, leek, carrot, onion, celery, chicken wings, tarragon, bouquet garni, peppercorns, cloves and bring to a boil.
- Cover and simmer for 35 minutes.
- Strain the broth through a fine strainer (chinois). Measure 4 cups of liquid and reserve the rest (It used to cook the chicken breast).
- In a saucepan, melt butter and add flour and cook gently, stirring, for one minute.
- Pour in the broth slowly, stirring well until thickened.
- Stir in 3/4 cup of the cream (keep 1/4 aside) and bring to a boil.
- Adjust seasoning.
- Poach the chicken breast 8 minutes in the reserved broth.
- Drain, then cut into small cubes.
- Mix the egg yolks with the remaining cream and stir into soup stirring with a whisk. Do not boil.
- Add the diced chicken, sprinkle with dried tarragon and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 438.9, Fat 34.4, SaturatedFat 16.1, Cholesterol 193.6, Sodium 1308.1, Carbohydrate 10.5, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 2, Protein 21.8
BUTTERFLIED CHICKEN WITH CRACKED SPICES
Somewhere in "The Zuni Cafe Cookbook" is a recipe for a standing rib roast of pork with variations. I'm sure of that. I'm less sure, because I can't find it online, that the book gives a variation that calls for rubbing the meat with fennel and coriander seeds, among other spices. I wanted to try some version of that on a chicken and came up with the idea of grafting those seasonings, as I remembered them, onto a classic Marcella Hazan recipe for chicken alla diavola. Hazan has you butterfly the chicken and rub it with cracked black pepper before grilling or broiling it. Just by faking and misremembering, I stumbled on a weeknight dinner that's faster than roast chicken and fragrant with mysteriously harmonious spices. It may not be the devil's chicken, but it could be the work of one of his minor demons.
Provided by Pete Wells
Categories dinner, weekday, times classics, main course
Time 1h
Yield 3 to 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Light a grill or set your broiler on high and give it a 15-minute head start.
- Butterfly (or spatchcock) the chicken: Cut out the chicken's backbone with poultry shears, a cleaver or a sharp, heavy chef's knife (or ask a butcher to do this). If you think you will make stock at some point, by all means tightly wrap the backbone in plastic and put it in the freezer. Place the chicken skin side up in a roasting pan and press firmly on the breast with the heels of your hands until it cracks and flattens. Position the legs so they lie flat and the drumsticks point out. Tuck the wingtips over the tops of the wings to hold them in place, or cut them off. Rub the bird with the oil. (Don't worry about any extra oil that may fall onto the pan.) Now wash your hands.
- Coarsely grind the fennel, coriander, peppercorns and cumin with a mortar and pestle or with 8 or 9 pulses in a spice grinder. Mix in the salt and paprika or pimentón and sprinkle this rub on both sides of the bird, with the emphasis on the skin.
- Set the chicken skin side down on a grill or skin side up on a broiler rack positioned so the highest point of the bird is about 10 inches from the flame. When the skin begins to brown after 6 or 7 minutes, flip the chicken over. (The easiest way is to grab the knobby ends of both drumsticks with several layers of paper towels if you are in the kitchen, or with clean oven mitts if you are grilling.)
- After about 10 minutes, when the bony side is browned, lower the heat to medium-high (400 if you're using an oven), flip the chicken again and cook another 10 minutes, or until the skin is very crisp and brown and the thickest part of the thigh reaches 165 degrees when checked with a meat thermometer. Let it rest about 5 minutes before carving. (If you are grilling, set it on a platter.)
- Spoon any juices that have collected in the broiler pan or the platter over the chicken. Serve with lemon. In springtime, try to serve this with tender young bitter greens - like arugula, watercress or baby dandelions - tossed in a sharp vinaigrette.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 562, UnsaturatedFat 28 grams, Carbohydrate 1 gram, Fat 42 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 43 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 560 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams
GRATINEED CHICKEN IN CREAM SAUCE (POULET à LA FERMIERE)
Categories Chicken Onion Potato Broil Dinner Pea Carrot White Wine Winter Swiss Cheese Simmer Gourmet Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper.
- Heat butter in a 12-inch ovenproof deep heavy sauté pan over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then brown chicken all over, in batches if necessary, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate and cover. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from pan.
- Tie parsley, thyme, and bay leaf in cheesecloth to make a bouquet garni, then add to pan with carrots and onions, stirring to coat with fat. Add wine and deglaze by boiling over high heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits, until liquid is reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Add broth and chicken, skin sides up, with any juices from plate, and simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Add potatoes and salt and pepper to taste and simmer, covered, until chicken is cooked through and potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
- Preheat broiler.
- Discard bouquet garni. Stir in crème fraîche, peas, and salt and pepper to taste, then turn chicken in sauce to coat. Sprinkle dish all over with Gruyère and broil 4 to 5 inches from heat until browned and sauce is bubbling, 3 to 4 minutes.
JULIA CHILD SUPREMES DE VOLAILLE AUX CHAMPIGNONS (CHICKEN BREAST
directly from Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. I by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck (Knopf, 1961)
Provided by endeavour
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Rub the chicken breasts with drops of lemon juice and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Heat the butter in a heavy, oven-proof casserole, about 10 inches in diameter until it is foaming. Stir in the minced shallots or green onion and saute a moment without browning. Then stir in the mushrooms and saute lightly for a minute or two without browning. Sprinkle with salt.
- Quickly roll the chicken in the butter mixture and lay a piece of buttered wax paper over them, cover casserole and place in hot oven. After 6 minutes, press top of chicken with your finger. If still soft, return to oven for a moment or two. When the meat is springy to the touch it is done.
- Remove the chicken to a warm platter (leave mushrooms in the pot) and cover while making the sauce (2 to 3 minutes).
- To make sauce, pour the stock and wine in the casserole with the cooking butter and mushrooms. Boil down quickly over high heat until liquid is syrupy. Stir in the cream and boil down again over high heat until cream has thickened slightly. Off heat, taste for seasoning, and add drops of lemon juice to taste. Pour the sauce over the chicken, sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 499.6, Fat 39.6, SaturatedFat 23.5, Cholesterol 195.2, Sodium 508.4, Carbohydrate 5.2, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 1.8, Protein 27.4
CHICKEN SUPREME (SUPREMES DE VOLAILLE)
This is one of my favorite chicken dishes. It's something like chicken corden bleu but much better. A friend's mother was a caterer this was one of her most popular recipes. She says the recipe takes a little time (about an hour or so) but it's well worth it. The dish can be frozen for 2 to 3 months and it gets better when you reheat it.
Provided by Nana Lee
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 58m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Open each whole breast so it lies flat. Pound breasts between sheets of waxed paper with a mallet until thin, leaving each whole breast intact.
- Arrange opened breasts on a tray, smooth side down. Cut a piece of ham and a piece of cheese the same size as half the breast and arrange on top of it.
- Fold breast in half to cover ham and cheese. Seal edges by pounding with mallet. Repeat with remaining breast.
- Roll breasts in 2 tablespoons of flour to coat, shake off excess.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of butter and the oil in a 10-inch skillet.
- Add chicken breasts; cook until underside is golden brown.
- Turn and cook other side 6 to 8 minutes or until golden brown.
- Place breasts on a platter and keep warm in a low oven.
- Add mushrooms, shallots to skillet in which chicken cooked; cook until tender and lightly browned.
- Add tomatoes and wine; simmer until most of the liquid has evaporated.
- Stir in heavy cream; cook until reduced by half. Remove from heat.
- In a 1 quart saucepan melt remaining butter over low heat.
- Stir in the remaining flour with a wire whisk; blend well.
- Add light cream; cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and smooth.
- Add salt and pepper.
- Gradually add sauce to tomato mixture in the skillet and cook over low heat until heated through.
- Pour sauce over chicken and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
CERVELLE DE CANUT (HERBED CHEESE SPREAD)
The author Bill Buford spent years in Lyon, France, researching French cuisine for his book "Dirt." He picked up this recipe from a modern Lyonnaise bouchon, Le Bouchon des Filles. The simple, savory mixture of fromage blanc with shallots, garlic and other seasonings is a mainstay in Lyon, where it often appears with the cheese course. (Or it may be the cheese course.) The name means silk worker's brain, a mysterious reference to the days when silk weaving made Lyon rich. This version is set apart by its lavish use of fresh herbs.
Provided by Pete Wells
Categories snack, dips and spreads, finger foods, appetizer, side dish
Time 10m
Yield 2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- If using farm-fresh cheese, line a sieve with two layers of cheesecloth and place over a bowl. Add the fromage blanc and let it strain at room temperature for at least 3 to 4 hours to eliminate excess liquid.
- Combine fromage blanc with all remaining ingredients in a food processor and blend until the shallots are finely chopped and the texture begins to resemble cottage cheese, about 30 seconds.
- Empty into a bowl and whisk; season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve chilled; eat with a spoon or serve with baguette.
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