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Chicken Fricassée

Saw this in Yen's blog today. I know my family will love this hearty, comfort chicken dish so i immediately give it a try. It is true that we love it.
According to Yen 'Fricassée' is a french method of cooking whereby meat is chopped up, sauteed and braised, then served with its sauce. The sauce of this chicken fricassee is very flavourful and the chicken is tender and moist.


 

These are some of the ingredients. Did you see my fresh rosemary...I bought a small rosemary plant today. Its on sale for 2.99 a small pot.
 
 Chicken and streaky bacon
 
 Seared the chicken skin side down.
 
Simmering...in brandy and chicken stock
 






Chicken Fricassée
Recipe adapted from Baby Sumo which she adapted from Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Home Cooking



Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Serves 4


Ingredients:

2 tbsp olive oil
4 chicken maryland, jointed into 4 drumsticks and 4 thighs
100g bacon lardons or streaky bacon, sliced
4 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
150g white button mushrooms, halved (i used can button mushroom)
1 bay leaf
2 rosemary sprigs
2 thyme sprigs, leaves only (i used dried thyme)
50ml brandy
400ml chicken stock (i used 1/2 piece of maggi chicken cube added into 400ml hot water)
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

To garnish
2 sprigs of thyme or chopped parsley

To Do:

1. In a large heavy-based sauté pan or casserole over medium heat, add the olive oil. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, then add to the hot pan (put the thighs in skin side down) and sauté for 3-4 minutes on one side, until golden. (You may need to do it in two batches if your pan is small) Turn the chicken over, add the lardons, garlic and mushrooms and mix well. Stir in the bay leaf, rosemary and thyme.

2. Add the brandy, and increase to medium high heat and simmer for 1 minute, then lower the heat back to medium and simmer gently for 2-3 minutes.

3. Pour in the chicken stock and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook uncovered, over medium low heat for 10 minutes, then cover and cook for a further 15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.


4. Transfer to a baking tray, and place under hot grill for 4-5 minutes for crispy skin (this is an additional step which Yen did to crisp up the skin,which i think she is briliant. The skin taste so good)

5. In the meantime, increase the heat under the pan to medium high to reduce and slightly thicken the sauce.

6. Discard the garlic, rosemary and bay leaf. Spoon sauce with mushroom and bacon onto plate and top with chicken. Garnish with thyme (leaves only) or chopped parsley


ENJOY~


This post is linked to Cook like a Star (Gordon Ramsay) organised by Zoe, Bake for Happy Kids, Yen from Eat Your Heart Out and Mich from Piece of Cake
 


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Comments

  1. Hi Doreen,

    Thanks for Gordon Ramsay, good that we can cook French and British food at home... Your chicken fricassee looks as yummy!

    Zoe

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  2. Mui Mui, this dish looks nice! so nice to have a fresh herbs on hand, my next project is to plant herbs at home lol.

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  3. Mui,我也爱鸡肉料理哦,妳这道鸡料理很吸引我呢

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  4. Looks delicious! I've got to say that I have not been a fan of GR but after seeing so many wonderful dishes you bloggers cook from his recipes, I am beginning to pay more attention to his programme on youtube.

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  5. mui mui, I am very hungry now! Wish I can have your delicious Chicken Fricassee for my lunch hee..hee...

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  6. 美味极了 …………

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  7. Doreen , I need to borrow more of GR books at the lib :D Your chicken fricassee looks really wonderful and I'm pretty sure it tastes great , too !

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  8. I am bookmarking this recipe too. Yours look so delicious, Doreen.

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  9. Hi Doreen,
    This looks yummy! My family love mushrooms and chicken and this would a winner in my house too!

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  10. Nice find. Thanks for sharing this one.

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  11. I can just imagine the smells while you were cooking this Doreen!!! HMMMMMMMMM :)

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  12. Wow! Sedap!!! I want to grab one before it's too late ! ;)

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  13. hi doreen, this sounds like something we can have at a fine dining restaurant! but at a much cheaper cost...hehe..

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  14. Doreen, like this dish very much....restaurant cooking! ..haha
    Happy Mid Autumn Festival!

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  15. This is definitely comfort food!

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