Poulet A La Montrachet (Chicken And Mushrooms in Cream Sauce
- 4 pounds chicken prefer free-ranged and/or grain fed
- 8 ounces carrots small spring mini
- 8 ounces onions baby, small pickling sized
- 8 ounces mushrooms, canned canned
- 1 ounces butter
- 1 each rosemary sprigs long branch tarragon or sprig each thyme, rosemary, parsley
- 1 each bay leaves
- 1 x salt black pepper
- 1/4 pint white wine prefer white burgundy
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1/2 pint heavy whipping cream
- Wipe the chicken inside and out with a cloth wrung out in boiling water.
- Cut into 10 serving pieces: 2 drumsticks, 2 thighs, 2 wings and 2 breasts halved.
- Scrape the carrots and peel the onions.
- Wipe the mushrooms with a damp cloth and trim the stalks.
- Melt the butter in a heavy iron cocotte heavy frying pan or Dutch oven over low heat and when foaming add the pieces of chicken, the carrots and onions, and the herbs tied together.
- Season with salt and pepper, add the wine, cover and cook for 30 minutes, moving the ingredients around occasionally to prevent colouring.
- When the carrots and onions are tender remove them with a slotted spoon, cover and keep hot over a pan of boiling water.
- Slice the mushrooms finely, add to the pan, sprinkle with salt, cover and simmer for a further 20 minutes.
- Beat the egg yolks into the cream and set aside.
- Remove the chicken from the pan to a heated serving dish, place the vegetables around it in small groups, cover with foil and keep hot.
- Using the back of a fork, work the meat residue from the bottom of the pan into the cooking juices.
- Bring to boiling point, remove the herbs, and draw the pan from the heat.
- Add a tablespoon of pan juices to the cream, stir well and return this mixture to the pan, stirring constantly until thick.
- Pour immediately over the chicken and serve without delay.
- Serves 6.
chicken, carrots, onions, mushrooms, butter, rosemary sprigs, bay leaves, salt black pepper, white wine, egg yolks, heavy whipping cream
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/poulet-montrachet-chicken-mushr-830 (may not work)