Burgundy Chicken - Company-Worthy 1-Dish Feast
photo by Lavender Lynn
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 3 lbs whole chickens (or use cut pieces, but see Prep Step #1 in both cases)
- 4 tablespoons flour (divided per prep)
- salt & pepper (to taste pref)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 5 tablespoons butter (divided per prep)
- 20 baby onions
- 3 ounces bacon (diced)
- 20 button mushrooms (sml)
- 750 ml Burgundy wine
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley (chopped, for garnish)
- 4 ounces croutons (for garnish, garlic flavor preferred)
- 20 baby potatoes (very sml as an opt add & pls see Note #2)
directions
- To Prepare Chicken: If using a whole chicken, cut into 10 pieces as follows: 2 wings, 2 legs, 2 thighs + 2 breasts (halved). Reserve back & rib pieces for stock or another use. ~~ If using pre-cut chicken pieces, just divide the breasts & you are good to go. ~~ In either case, use paper towels to pat the cut pieces & remove any excess moisture.
- Place 3 tbsp of the flour + the salt & pepper in a lrg plastic bag, shake chicken pieces in it till lightly coated & set aside.
- Heat olive oil + 4 tbsp of the butter in a Dutch oven (or like-sized roaster pan). Add the diced bacon + onion & saute for 3-4 min, till the onions have browned lightly.
- Add mushrooms, saute for 2 min, remove the contents of the pan w/a slotted spoon & set aside.
- Add chicken pieces to the hot oil & cook till browned on all sides (about 5-6 min). Pour the Burgundy wine over the chicken & add the garlic, brown sugar & additional salt + pepper to taste pref.
- Bring to a gentle boil, reduce heat, cover & simmer for 1 hr, stirring occ.
- Return the reserved onions, mushrooms & bacon to the pan, cover again & cook for a further 30 minutes.
- Using a slotted spoon, lift out the chicken, vegetables + bacon, arrange on a warmed serving platter, remove & discard garlic & set aside.
- Boil the liquid rapidly for 2 min to reduce slightly. Cream the remaining 1 tbsp of flour + butter together & whisk in sml amts into the liquid till thickened slightly. Pour over the chicken, garnish w/parsley + croutons & serve immediately.
- NOTE #1: Splitting the breasts allows for more uniform cooking, but also allows for ea of the 4 portions to include a piece of dark meat + 1/4 of the breast meat. If you prefer to plate this dish as individual servings, divide the chicken in that manner & then add equal amts of the other ingredients + the sauce. Then add the 2 wing portions to the plates of those w/the heartiest appetite! :-).
- NOTE #2: For the sake of my DH who requires potatoes w/every meal, I listed 20 sml baby potatoes as an optional add during the final 30 min of the cooking time.
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Reviews
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This is a very delicious and elegant recipe. It looks more involved but is really pretty simple just takes time cooking. I used chicken thighs because we like them. The purple color of chicken , gravy and veges is kind of interesting. It kind of makes it like you don't know if you are having chicken or beef. I followed all the ingredients per recipe except for baby potatoes. We made potatoes on the side for mashing. We used the croutons but I don't feel they were absolutely necessary. Thank you for a great recipe. Made for Photo Tag.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
twissis
Iceland
I am an American transplanted from Dallas to Iceland by marriage to a native Icelander & I retired to become his "Kitchen Queen". We love to entertain our family & friends, so I have an eclectic collection of recipes. I especially love simple, easy-fix, flexible & make-ahead recipes - BUT also like challenging myself on occasion. I enjoy baking & food photography. I am devoted to the "More is Always Better Principle" & apply it liberally to bacon, butter & garlic. I can have ingredient issues due to availability here in Iceland & my DH is medically diet-restricted from some ingredients as well. Either situation might require me to modify a recipe, but I will do my best to be true to your recipes & fair/honest in my reviews. Mary Pat (aka twissis)