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Chicken Marengo Recipe


Chicken Marengo Recipe
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Named after a dish created by Napoleon's personal chef on the eve of the French victory at the battle of Marengo, Italy.

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Ingredients
  • 2 deboned chicken breasts
  • 1 onion
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 2 cans stewed tomatoes
  • 8 large mushrooms
  • Cayenne pepper
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon
  • 8 ozs. dry sherry
  • Olive oil or other cooking oil
  • Rice (I prefer boil-n-bag), vermicelli or similar pasta

Directions
  1. Step 1 - Brown the chicken
  2. Cut chicken breasts into bite size pieces.
  3. In a small paper bag, add flour, tarragon, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and chicken pieces.
  4. Shake vigorously. In a large iron skillet, heat oil on medium high and add chicken pieces.
  5. Cook until golden brown and remove the chicken for later use.
  6. Step 2 - Making the sauce
  7. Using the drippings in the skillet, add minced onion, crushed garlic and sliced mushrooms.
  8. Simmer until onions are clear.
  9. Add flour then sherry, stirring frequently.
  10. Let simmer until sauce is of the desired consistency.
  11. Step 3 - The end game
  12. In a large casserole dish, put chicken pieces and pour sauce on top. Pour stewed tomatoes on top of the dish.
  13. Sprinkle parsley on the very top and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.Serve on pasta or rice......
  14. 'VIVA LA FRANCE!'

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Sounds great - high 5 to you!


Sounds to good for words.


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