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Ingredients
French-Style Braised Chicken
- Ingredients
- 1 chicken (about 1.7 kg)
- 3 onions
- 2 garlic cloves
- salt
- peppers
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- Pastry flour
- ½ cup dry Vermouth
- 1 ½ cups Chicken broth
- 150 Soy creamer
- 2 sprigs Tarragon
- 3 Tbsps grainy Dijon mustard
Rinse the chicken and pat dry. Use a sharp knife to separate the legs and wings from the chicken body.
Cut through the joint to separate the drumsticks from the thighs.
Use kitchen shears to cut through the backbone to separate the breasts. Then cut each breast in half crosswise.
Peel the onions and garlic and finely chop. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Dredge the chicken in flour, then tap off excess flour.
Cook the chicken pieces in hot oil until browned on all sides, then remove from pan. Add the onions and garlic to the pan and sauté until translucent, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes.
Stir in the vermouth and stock and bring to a boil. Return the wing and leg pieces to the pot and simmer until cooked through, covered, about 15 minutes, turning chicken pieces 2 times.
Return remaining chicken pieces to the pan and simmer, covered, until cooked through, about 15 minutes more.
Pour in the soy creamer, bring to a boil and cook until thickened, about 10 minutes more.
Rinse the tarragon, shake dry, pluck leaves and finely chop.
Stir in mustard and tarragon and cook, stirring, until heated through, about 1 minute, then season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 584 cal. | (28 %) | ||
| Protein | 61 g | (62 %) | ||
| Fat | 33 g | (28 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 7 g | (5 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 1.5 g | (5 %) |
Healthy, because
Chicken meat is an excellent source of protein. They give the cells their structure and are important for cell growth and repair. Even poultry fat is useful: it contains many unsaturated fatty acids which have a positive effect on cholesterol levels.
Even smarter
The dish tastes excellent with ribbon noodles. Health-conscious people choose the wholemeal variety because it not only provides more carbohydrates than white noodles - the fuel for muscles, brain and nerves - but also additional fibre, vitamins and minerals.