Chicken Leg Fricassee - 8-Qt Pressure Cooker
- Ready In:
- 1hr 4mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 lb baby carrots, with green tops
- 3 fresh thyme sprigs
- 2 sage sprigs
- 4 chicken leg quarters, skinned
- 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 4 1⁄2 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1 cup)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lb cremini mushroom, quartered
- 3⁄4 cup dry white wine
- 2 cups reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
- 10 ounces pearl onions, peeled
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh sage, chopped
directions
- Trim tops of carrots to 1-inch. Set aside. Tie thyme and sage sprigs together with cooking twine.
- Sprinkle chicken evenly with salt and pepper. Place flour in a shallow dish. Dredge chicken in flour. (Alternatively, put flour and salt and pepper in a strong plastic zip bag and one-at-a-time shake chicken leg quarter in bag and press flour onto chicken.) Let chicken pieces rest on a plate (chicken pieces not touching each other) until Step 5.
- Melt butter in an 8-quart pressure cooker over medium-high heat.
- Add oil to cooker, swirl to coat.
- Place 2 chicken leg quarters, flesh side down, in cooker. Sauté 5 minutes or until browned. Set aside (fresh plate) until Step 9.
- Repeat Step 5 with remaining 2 chicken quarters. When browned, they can be be added to the other chicken leg quarters.
- Place mushrooms in cooker. Sauté 4 minutes or until liquid evaporates. Remove mushrooms from cooker using a slotted spoon.
- Stir in wine, scraping cooker to loosen browned bits. Bring to a boil; cook 30 seconds.
- Add chicken, tied herb sprigs, and broth to cooker.
- Close lid securely. Bring to high pressure over high heat. Reduce heat to medium or level needed to maintain high pressure. Cook 6 minutes.
- Remove cooker from heat. Use quick release method favored by your pressure cooker manufacturer: release pressure through steam vent, or place cooker under cold running water to release pressure.
- Remove lid, directing steam away from you.
- Transfer chicken to a platter.
- Remove vegetables from cooker using a slotted spoon; arrange on the platter with the chicken. Cover and keep warm.
- Strain cooking liquid through a cheesecloth-lined sieve into a large bowl. Discard solids.
- Transfer liquid to a large, wide skillet over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil. Cook until reduced to 1 cup (about 12 minutes).
- Stir chopped thyme and sage into sauce. Serve sauce with chicken and vegetables.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
KateL
Joppa, Maryland
I love to eat yummy healthy foods!