Poached Chicken with Potatoes, Carrots, and Peas in Wine Sauce Recipe scarmoza

• 1 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 2 medium russet potatoes
• 2 medium sized carrots
• 2 cups harvest peas
• 1/4 cup of creme fraiche
• 4 cloves garlic whole
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup water
• chives (or green onions)
• salt & pepper
• 5 pepper corns
• 1 teaspoon butter

1. Marinate chicken breast halves in 2 cups wine for 12 minutes.
2. While chicken breast halves are marinating: peel and dice carrots and potatoes into small (pea sized) pieces.
3. Peel garlic.
4. Chop chives.
5. After 12 minute marinade, remove chicken breast halves from wine and season with salt on both sides.
6. Pour the wine marinade and 1 cup water into a stockpot.
7. Add garlic, pepper corns, bay leaves, carrots, and potatoes.
8. Cook covered at medium heat for about 15 minutes.
9. When temperature is at 190 degrees or more and potatoes and carrots are nearly cooked, nestle chicken pieces into the vegetables.
10. Make sure chicken is completely submerged.
11. Use a plate to weigh down chicken, if necessary.
12. Cover and simmer for 6 minutes on low heat.
13. Without removing lid, turn heat off let sit on stove for another 6 minutes, covered.
14. Remove chicken breast from stockpot.
15. Place in covered dish so it can stay warm.
16. Allow vegetables to cook a few minutes longer on high heat if needed.
17. Add the peas when carrots and potatoes are near completely tender.
18. Cover the vegetables and let cook 4 minutes or until peas are done.
19. With a slotted spoon or mesh spatula, remove vegetables and place in covered serving dish with chicken.
20. Discard bay leaves, garlic, and pepper corns.
21. Keeping the wine sauce in the stockpot, return pot to the stove and heat on high uncovered for 6 minutes.
22. Stir in the creme fraiche and butter.
23. Continue to heat on high uncovered for another 6 minutes in order to reduce to the consistency of a thin cream soup.
24. Add salt and pepper, if desired.
25. Pour sauce over cooked vegetables and chicken.
26. Garnish with chopped chives and serve.

chicken, potatoes, carrots, harvest peas, garlic, bay leaves, water, chives, salt, pepper, butter

Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/poached-chicken-potatoes-carrots-peas-wine-sauce-29495 (may not work)