Chicken with Wild Mushrooms

Name: Chicken with Wild Mushrooms
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters good chicken stock, preferably homemade; 3 kilograms chickens, cut in eighths; 59 milliliters dry sherry; 6 servings All-purpose flour; 8 sprigs fresh thyme, tied with kitchen string; 3 cloves tablespoon minced garlic; 6 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 680 grams assorted wild mushrooms, such as porcini and cremini, stems removed and (1 1/2-inch) diced; 118 milliliters good olive oil; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter, at room temperature; 473 milliliters white wine, such as Pinot Grigio; 8 whole garlic cloves

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chicken with Wild Mushrooms a try. This recipe makes 6 servings with 1511 calories, 105g of protein, and 105g of fat each. This recipe covers 42% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, mushrooms, sherry, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 50 minutes.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels and sprinkle both sides liberally with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

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Paper Towels

Oven

Place 1/2 cup flour in a bowl and dredge the chicken in the flour. In a large (12-inch) ovenproof pot such as Le Creuset, heat the oil.

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Whole Chicken

All Purpose Flour

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Pot

Add the chicken in three batches (don't crowd them!) and brown lightly over medium-high heat for 3 to 5 minutes on each side.

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Whole Chicken

Remove the chicken to a plate and continue until all the chicken is browned.

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Whole Chicken

Add the whole garlic cloves, mushrooms, and thyme to the pot and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Mushrooms

Thyme

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Pot

Add the sherry and cook for 1 minute, scraping up the brown bits.

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Sherry

Add the minced garlic and cook for 2 more minutes.

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Minced Garlic

Add the wine, chicken stock, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper and bring to a simmer.

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Chicken Stock

Pepper

Salt

Wine

Add the chicken (large pieces first), cover, and place in the middle of the oven for 30 to 35 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through (about 165 degrees on an instant-read thermometer).

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Whole Chicken

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Remove the chicken to a bowl and discard the thyme. With a fork, mash together the butter and 1/4 cup flour and add it to the sauce. Simmer, stirring constantly, over medium heat for 5 minutes, until slightly thickened. Season to taste (it should be highly seasoned), put the chicken back in the sauce, and serve hot.

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Whole Chicken

Butter