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Bresse chicken with red wine vinegar recipe
- Cuisine: French
- Prep Time: 20 min(s)
- Cook Time: 1 hr(s) 25 min(s)
- Serves 4
A little jewel of family cuisine. Again the success of this dish depends very much on the quality of the ingredients. Try to choose free-range or organic chicken and also a good red wine vinegar, the best I’ve found was red wine cabernet sauvignon vinegar from Waitrose. The cooking time will depend entirely on the sourcing of the chicken — factory produced will take 15–20 minutes, free-range/organic 30–40 minutes.
Level of difficulty: Easy
Special equipment: Large earthenware pot with lid
Planning ahead: The dish can be prepared 1 day in advance and then reheated in the oven at 150°C.
Ingredients
Chopped parsley, to serveFor the chicken fricassee
40ml goose or duck fat
1 x 2kg whole chicken, cut into 12 pieces
4 pinches sea salt
2 pinches freshly ground black pepper
30g unsalted butter
1 large onion, cut into 8 pieces through root
12 garlic cloves, peeled
160g ripe tomatoes, finely chopped
4 tarragon sprigs
150ml red wine vinegar, heated, reduced by half
150ml dry white wine, heated, reduced by one-third
250ml water or white chicken stock
For the caramelised garlic
60ml extra virgin olive oil
180g garlic cloves, blanched for 2 minutes, refreshed, peeled
50ml warm water
60ml eight-year-old balsamic vinegar
4 pinches salt
2 pinches crushed black pepper
For the green beans
100ml water
30g unsalted butter
2 pinches sea salt
1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
250g green beans, trimmed
Preparation
Preheat oven to 120°C. Heat the goose fat in a large ovenproof sauté pan over a medium heat. Cook the chicken pieces for 5 minutes each side, until golden brown. Season with sea salt and black pepper. Transfer the breast pieces to a plate and set aside.Heat the butter in a separate saucepan over a medium heat. Cook the onion and garlic for 7 minutes, until lightly golden. Add the tomato and cook for 3 minutes, until broken down. Add the tarragon, vinegar, white wine and water or stock and bring to a simmer.
Pour mixture into sauté pan with chicken and season to taste. Cover with a lid and cook in the oven for 50 minutes. Add the chicken breast and cook for a further 10 minutes.
To make the caramelised garlic, heat the oil in a 15cm sauté pan over a medium heat. Cook the garlic, turning frequently, for 5 minutes, until golden brown all over. Add the water, vinegar, salt and pepper and simmer for 5 minutes, until liquid is reduced to a thick caramel. Strain off excess oil and refrigerate caramelised garlic until needed.
To make the green beans, combine the water, butter, salt and pepper in a large saucepan. Bring to the boil. Add the beans and cover with a tight-fitting lid. Cook for 2–3 minutes, until tender. Season to taste.
Place the chicken and beans on a large serving platter or four serving plates. Scatter over parsley and caramelised garlic. Serve with sauce.
Chef’s notes
1 x 2.2kg chicken = 1.3kg prepped meat
1 portion = 1 drumstick or thigh + 1 breast piece + 1 wing piece = 300g raw weight
1 x 1.6kg chicken = 800g prepped meat
1 portion = 1 drumstick or thigh + 1 breast piece + 1 wing piece = 200g raw weight
SBS cook’s notes
This recipe has been reproduced with minor SBS recipe style changes. | Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20ml; 1 cup equals 250ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55–60g, unless specified.
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