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Chicken In Muscadet Sauce With Artichokes Recipe


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Ingredients
  • 1 cooked cauliflower .
  • 8 oz fat bacon or salt pork .
  • 4 cooked artichokes .
  • 1 c white sauce .
  • 3 oz creme fraiche or sour cream .
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg .
  • 1 tbsp sliced parsley .
  • 75 ml dry white wine .
  • 1/2 tsp white pepper .
  • 6 oz sliced onions .
  • 1/2 c fried croutons .
  • 1 tbsp oil .
  • 1 tsp salt .
  • 1 roasting chicken, cut up .
  • 1 tbsp butter .
  • 1 bouquet garni

Directions
  • Step #1 Put 1 tbsp of oil & 1 tbsp of butter in a heavy casserole pan.
  • Step #2 Melt it on a low flame.
  • Step #3 Place the chicken pieces in this with the fat bacon or salt pork that have been simmered 5 mins in water.
  • Step #4 (The salt pork might be too salty.
  • Step #5 You want 1/4" matchstick sizes, or thick bacon.
  • Step #6 ) Cook this until it's beginning to brown, then add the onions.
  • Step #7 Brown this some more, then add 3/4 of the bottle of wine.
  • Step #8 Put aside the rest of the wine.
  • Step #9 Spice up, & add the bouquet garni.
  • Step #10 Bring to the boil, then lower the heat & put the lid on the casserole.
  • Step #11 Simmer about 40 mins.
  • Step #12 Now, prepare the white sauce, or finish a prepared white sauce.
  • Step #13 Remove the very soft leaves around the hearts of the artichokes using a small spoon, & whizz them in a food processor/blender, or just chop them super-fine.
  • Step #14 Add this to the prepared white sauce to which you have added the rest of the bottle of wine.
  • Step #15 Whip this mixture with a wire whisk, add the nutmeg, & keep it hot.
  • Step #16 When the chicken is cooked, after 1 hr or so, put the pieces on a large, deep platter.
  • Step #17 Arrange the artichoke hearts & cauliflower florets around the edge of the platter.
  • Step #18 Keep warm.
  • Step #19 Reduce the liquid in the casserole by half.
  • Step #20 Add the white sauce.
  • Step #21 Blend in the creme fraiche or sour cream, without boiling it.
  • Step #22 Pour this over the chicken & vegetables, sprinkle parsley & croutons over the top.
  • Step #23 The chicken & vegetables shouldn't be swimming in sauce, but there should be enough sauce to keep everything moist.
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