Chicken Chasseur (Hunter-Style Chicken) with Creamy Polenta with Gruyere and Parmesan

Name: Chicken Chasseur (Hunter-Style Chicken) with Creamy Polenta with Gruyere and Parmesan
Prep time: 3 h 10 min
Cook time: 3 h 10 min
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp cold butter; 4 servings Canola oil; 1 sprig Fresh chervil , for garnish; 1 chicken, cut into pieces (thigh, leg, 1 breast cut inhalf with wing attached); 237 milliliters chicken stock; 2 Tbsps cognac; 12 cremini mushrooms, stems removed and caps cut into1/8ths; 118 milliliters dry white wine; 4 servings Finely chopped fresh tarragon; 118 milliliters grated gruyere; 59 milliliters heavy cream; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 liters low-sodium chicken stock; 118 milliliters grated Parmesan; 237 milliliters quick-cooking polenta; 1 large shallot, finely diced; 2 Tbsps tomato paste

Chicken Chasseur (Hunter-Style Chicken) with Creamy Polenta with Gruyere and Parmesan might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 22g of protein, 35g of fat, and a total of 531 calories. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up butter, chicken stock, chervil sprigs, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

Heat a few tablespoons of oil in a Dutch oven over high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Dutch Oven

Sprinkle the chicken pieces on both sides with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Chicken Pieces

Place the chicken in skin-side down and cook until golden brown. Turn the chicken over and brown the other side.

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Whole Chicken

Remove the chicken to a baking sheet or plate and set aside.

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Whole Chicken

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Baking Sheet

Add the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and saute until golden brown.

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Salt And Pepper

Mushrooms

Remove the mushrooms from the pan.

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Mushrooms

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Frying Pan

Add a touch more canola oil and add the shallots and cook for 30 seconds.

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Canola Oil

Shallot

Add 1 tablespoon of the tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.

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Tomato Paste

Add the white wine and cognac and reduce for 4 to 5 minutes.

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White Wine

Cognac

Add the stock and bring to a boil.

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Stock

Add the mushrooms and nestle the chicken into the sauce, skin-side up. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook until the chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.

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Sauce

Once the chicken is cooked, remove it from the pan and put on a plate. Taste the sauce.

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Whole Chicken

Sauce

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Frying Pan

Add 1 more tablespoon tomato paste and whisk to combine.

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Tomato Paste

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Whisk

Add the butter to enrich the sauce. Check the seasoning.

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Seasoning

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Sauce

Add the tarragon and stir to combine.

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Tarragon

Serve the sauce with the chicken and some of the Creamy Polenta with Gruyere and Parmesan.

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Parmesan

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Gruyere

Polenta

Sauce

Garnish with a couple sprigs of chervil.

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Chervil

Add the stock to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.

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Stock

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Add the polenta in a fine stream, whisking constantly with a wire whisk. Once all the polentahas been added, reduce the heat to low and cover the pan. Stir the mixture, using a wooden spoon, every 5 minutes and continue cooking until all the liquid has been absorbed and the mixture is very creamy, 10 to 15 minutes.

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Polenta

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