Provencial Chicken C/P
- 1 each broiler fryers
- 3 slices bacon diced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 each carrots grated
- 4 each shallots chopped
- 3 tablespoons brandy or cognac
- 2 each tomatoes chopped
- 23 cup red wine dry
- 1/4 teaspoon marjoram
- 1 x tarragon leaves to taste
- 1 x basil to taste
- 1 x salt and black pepper to taste
- *About 3 to 3 1/2 lbs, cut in pieces.
- SERVE WITH RICE OR RISSOTO AS A SIDE DISH Wash chicken pieces.
- Pat dry with paper towels.
- Using a large frying pan, brown bacon until crisp.
- Remove from pan.
- Pour off drippings.
- Add butter and oil to frying pan.
- Sautecarrot and shallots until limp.
- Push to sides of pan.
- Add chicken pieces and saute until brown.
- Pour in brandy and ignite.
- When flames die, transfer chicken and vegetables to crokery pot.
- Add tomatoes, wine, herbs, bacon, salt and pepper.
- Cover.
- Cook on LOW 8 hours.
- Remove cover.
- Skim off fat.
- Cook juices down until reduced by half.
- Makes 6 servings.
- NOTE: This country-style chicken entree interwines the influence of Spanish, French and Italian cuisines.
- Rice pilaff or rissoto makes a good side dish
fryers, bacon, butter, olive oil, carrots, shallots, brandy, tomatoes, red wine, marjoram, tarragon, basil, salt
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/provencial-chicken-c-p-44162 (may not work)