Mustard Chicken With Winter Vegetables (With Freezing)

Submitted by Sarah_Jayne

"This is a recipe I collected from the Christmas 2008 copy of BBC Good Food Magazine. It looks good and I wanted to put it here for safe keeping. The recipe says it can be frozen."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 (4 lb) whole chickens
• 2 onions
• 6 celery ribs
• 6 carrots
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 fresh thyme sprigs
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 2 ounces butter
• 4 ounces smoked bacon, lardons
• 3 small turnips, peeled and cut into wedges
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• 2 tablespoons coarse grain mustard
• 3 tablespoons creme fraiche or 3 tablespoons sour cream
• 1⁄4 cup parsley, chopped

directions

1. Put the chicken in a large pot.
2. Halve 1 onion, 1 celery stick, and 1 carrot. Add to the pot with the herbs, pepercorns and a sprinkling of salt.
3. Add water to come halfway up the chicken, bring to the boil, then cover tightly and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
4. Cool slightly, remove the chicken to a dish, then strain the stock into a bowl.
5. When the chicken is cool enough to handle, strip the meat from the bones and tear into pieces with your hands.
6. Chop the remaining onion and cut the celery and carrots into thick slices.
7. Heat the butter in the same pot, add the onion and the bacon lardons, then gently fry for 5 minutes until just starting to brown.
8. Add the remaining veg, then fry for 2 minutes.
9. Stir in the flour, then cook for 1 minute.
10. Measure 30 fluid ounces of stock (if you don't have enough make it up with water), then gradually add to the pan, stirring.
11. Cover, then simmer for 20-25 minutes until vegetables are tender,.
12. Return the chicken to the pan with the mustard and creme fraiche or sour cream , then return to a simmer, stirring gently.
13. Season and sprinkle with parsley.
14. FREEZING INSTRUCTIONS: Cool, then pack into a rigid container. Freeze for up to 1 month. Defrost in the fridge overnight, then gently reheat. Bring to the boil before serving.