Chicken Casserole De Luxe |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 75 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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I found this recipe in an old old cookery book that was left behind by a tourist. this recipe tasts better if you cook 1 day before Ingredients:
5 lbs chicken, jointed |
1/4 lb butter |
2 tablespoons flour |
2 slices ham, diced and without fat |
10 small white onions |
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped |
thyme |
1 bay leaf |
parsley (tied in a pice of muslin) |
12 mushrooms, unpeeled |
salt and pepper |
2 tablespoons brandy |
1 cup red wine |
Directions:
1. dredge chicken in flour.
2. melt butter in casserole.
3. sear chicken in hot butter, add ham, onions, garlic, mushrooms salt and pepper and herb bouquet(thyme, bayleaf and parsley).
4. let it boil briskly.
5. pour brandy over chicken and blaze.
6. add wine and cover the casserole.
7. reduce heat, and simmer until chicken is tender.
8. If sauce is not thickened, add some flour.
9. remove bouquet before serving.
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