Chicken and mixed vegetable stew - bon appetit
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tablespoons | Vegetable oil |
| 1 | 4-lb chicken, cut into 8 pieces | |
| 3 | tablespoons | Butter |
| 4 | Parsnips, peeled, sliced | |
| 3 | larges | Carrots, peeled, thinly sliced |
| 3 | mediums | Leeks (white and pale green parts only), halved lengthwise, sliced |
| 1 | pounds | Baby new potatoes, thickly sliced |
| 3 | tablespoons | All purpose flour |
| 3 | cups | Canned chicken broth |
| 2 | tablespoons | Minced fresh tarragon OR |
| 2 | teaspoons | Dried |
| 1 | Bay leaf | |
| ¼ | cup | Whipping cream |
Directions
Heat vegetable oil in heavy large Dutch oven over medium heat.
Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Add chicken to pot in batches and cook until light brown, about 5 minutes per side.
Transfer chicken to bowl. Pour off fat from pot and discard.
Add butter to same pot and melt over medium heat. Add sliced parsnips, carrots, leeks and potatoes and stir to coat. Cook 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add flour and stir 2 minutes. Gradually mix in chicken broth. Increase heat and bring to boil. Return chicken to same pot.
Add 1 T tarragon and bay leaf. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until chicken and vegetables are cooked through, turning chicken occasionally, about 30 minutes. Using tongs, transfer chicken pieces to large shallow bowl and tent with foil. Add whipping cream to pot; increase heat and simmer until liquids thicken to sauce consistency, about 10 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Mix in remaining 1 T tarragon. Season stew to taste with salt and pepper. Spoon sauce and vegctables over chicke and serve.
Bon Appetit/January/1994 Scanned & edited by Di Pahl & <gg>