chicken fricassee
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 medium sized onion
- 100 grams mushrooms
- 50 grams butter
- 25 grams plain flour
- 150 ml of dry white wine
- 150 ml chicken stock
- 150 ml double cream
- sprig of thyme
- teaspoon of cumin
- pinch of nutmeg
- salt and pepper
Method
- STEP 1cut the chicken breasts into long strips about a cm wide.
- STEP 2Then toss them into flour until fully covered.
- STEP 3dice the onion and mushrooms
- STEP 4heat the butter in a frying pan and cook the onions until soft.
- STEP 5Add the mushrooms to the onions and cook for 3-4 minutes
- STEP 6add the chicken, cook until brown all over.
- STEP 7pour in the white wine and boil to burn off the alcohol. add the sprig of thyme and cumin & salt and peper to taste.
- STEP 8add the chicken stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes
- STEP 9remove from the heat and add the double cream, return to the heat and warm through taking care not to boil.
- STEP 10serve on a bed of rice.