Chicken Fricassee

• 4 chicken legs
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, seasoned
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 shallots, sliced
• 8 fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 2 cups white wine
• 20 green olives, pitted
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 4 sprigs fresh tarragon, stalks removed
• freshly ground salt and pepper
• 3 large potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 14 cups heavy cream
• 1 14 cups milk
• 1 garlic clove, halved and heart taken out
• 12 chicken stock cube
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 tablespoons emmenthaler cheese, grated
• freshly ground salt and pepper, to taste

1. Pre-heat oven to 350F
2. Cut the chicken legs at the knee and ankle joints, discarding the ends below the ankle.
3. Roll the chicken pieces in seasoned flour.
4. Heat a heavy frying pan and add the olive oil.
5. Fry the chicken pieces over a medium-high heat until golden brown all over.
6. Add the sliced shallots and fry these for 2-3 minutes before adding the sliced shiitakes and frying for another 2 minutes.
7. Add the balsamic vinegar and reduce to a glaze.
8. Pour in the white wine and reduce for a few minutes before turning down the heat.
9. Now add the green olives, cream and tarragon.
10. Season to taste with salt and pepper, transfer to the oven and cook for 45-60 minutes (this can also be done on the stove over a very low heat).
11. Peel and cut the potatoes on a mandolin or with a knife into 2-3mm slices.
12. Heat the milk and cream in a pan, together with the garlic, stock cube, bay leaf and seasoning.
13. Make sure not to boil the mixture and be careful not to over-season as the flavour will become more intense as the mixture reduces.
14. Layer the potato slices evenly in a buttered baking dish and pour over the mixture so that it just covers the potatoes.
15. Sprinkle the top with cheese and lay a piece of buttered greaseproof paper on top to prevent it burning.
16. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes until the potatoes are soft and a knife goes straight through them.
17. Serve as a bed for the chicken fricassee.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-fricass-e-346881 (may not work)