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chicken frikasee

Chicken Fricasee

Talking about French cuisine ,there are still several good French restaurants in Calcutta ,one of them is La Maison Des Delices - Patisserie & Bistro in Hindustan Park.I had this dish chicken fricasse here during my last visit to Calcutta and was overwhelmed by it butter creamy texture.While I decided to try this at home I looked up the website of Martha Stewart for the recipe and modified according to my available ingredients in my pantry.

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • Chicken legs (500 gms)
  • 2  tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • Pepper (1 tbsp)
  • 1   onion ,chopped(1 cup)
  • Mushroom 2 cups diced
  • 1 celery stalk , small pieces
  • Garlic (2 cloves)

For the sauce

  • 2 tbsp of white wine
  • 2  tbsp of refined flour
  • 2 cup chicken stock
  • 2 to 3 bay leaves
  • 1 cup of fresh cream
  • a bunch of thyme leaves
  • 2 yolks
  • 1 tbsp of lemon juice

Instructions

Method

  1. Fry the chicken sprinkled with salt and pepper till brown on both sides nicely in batches.
  2. Add bay leaves .
  3. Fry the vegetables like celery,mushroom onions in remaining butter.
  4. Add chicken stock ,thyme and wine and simmer in slow heat.
  5. whisk together yolk,cream and flour and form  a sauce.
  6. Add carefully stirring to mix on slow heat.
  7. Add the chicken and mix with sauce gently.
  8. Squeeze lime on the sauce and mix.
  9. Sprinkle ground black pepper.
  10. Garnish with parsley and serve hot.

Recipe Video