Cock of the North

Susabelle's Note:

This is my mother's recipe and it is not only delicious, it is really fun to make. If you like to cook you will really enjoy this one! It is a bit time consuming but flaming the chicken is fun for the whole family!! The Capon (which is basically a fattened, gelded rooster) can usually be found in specialty markets but you can substitute a large chicken. I usually serve salad, rolls and baby red potatoes cooked with butter and parsley. Some of the instructions and measurements are a bit vague, but all my mother's recipes tend to be that way. Bon Appetit!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 45 mins
• Prep Time: 45 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 large capon (substitute an extra large chicken if you cant find the capon)
• lemon juice (at least 1/3 cup)
• seasoned flour
• 1 tablespoon flour
• butter (for browning)
• ½ lb bacon (diced)
• 5 small yellow onions (chopped)
• 1 lb mushroom
• ¾ cup Irish whiskey
• salt and pepper
• ½ teaspoon allspice
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 cup Burgundy wine
• 1 cup water
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons light cream

Directions:

1. Take Capon (or Chicken) and cut up in pieces reserving neck and giblets for stock.
2. Dip pieces in lemon juice and then in seasoned flour.
3. Brown capon pieces in butter.
4. Add bacon and 5 small onions.
5. Sprinkle mixture with 1 Tbsp of flour and brown again.
6. Add Irish Whiskey to pan and light on fire.
7. Add salt, pepper, allspice and mashed garlic.
8. Add 1 cup burgandy wine and 1 cup water.
9. Simmer 45-60 minutes.
10. Sauce:.
11. Make stock using reserved neck and giblets.
12. Strain off liquor from the cooking capon (chicken) and add to stock, simmer.
13. Reduce stock by half by boiling.
14. Mix 2 egg yolks and 2Tbsp light cream and add to stock.
15. Cook pearl onions seperately in water with a little bit of lemon juice added. Saute mushrooms.
16. Drain onions and add to sauce, add mushrooms to sauce.
17. Pour half over over capon and serve other half seperately.