Chicken And Sausage Casserole (With Grapes)
- knob butter
- 1 celery heart
- 1 large onion
- 6 pork sausage
- 4 large chicken breasts
- 3 tablespoons chicken stock
- 1 pinch tarragon
- salt & pepper
- grapes (red or green, as many as you have)
- 1 (8 ounce) can dry white wine
- 4 tablespoons flour
- olive oil
- Pour the can of white wine and chicken stock (good slosh) into a casserole pot. Add the tarragon, salt and pepper (I usually do about 20 twists) then as many grapes as you want. Usually the more you have, the better.
- Heat a frying pan and melt the butter, along with the chopped onion and celery. Cook until they're soft (2 minutes or so). Drain them using a metal spoon with holes before placing them into a large casserole pot.
- Next, put the flour in a glass dish and add the sausages and chicken.
- Make sure all sides of the meat are coated with flour, and the sausages have been pricked with a knife. The reason for doing this is so that they get sealed so wont lose their flavours when being cooked.
- Put them in the frying pan and you may need to add a little more olive oil. Fry them lightly, just so they are turning brown before transferring them to the casserole pot.
- Mix the meat with the juice in the pot just to spread it out, and place in an oven at 150oC for 2-3 hours. This will mean it can simmer and usually you will find the longer you leave it, the fruitier it will become as the grapes have had a chance to expel all their juices. You could turn up the temperature if in a hurry, and leave it in for an hour. The nice thing is, it is so versatile!
- Leave to stand afterwards for about 10 minutes, then serve either with rice or new potatos. Enjoy :).
knob butter, celery, onion, pork sausage, chicken breasts, chicken stock, tarragon, salt, grapes, white wine, flour, olive oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-and-sausage-casserole-with-grapes-304498 (may not work)