Chicken Bordeaux - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 teaspoons butter, divided
    1 cup sliced mushrooms
    1 garlic clove, finely chopped
    2 frying chickens, about 3 pounds each, quartered
    3/4 cup flour, divided
    1 teaspoon salt
    black pepper
    1/2 cup vegetable oil
    1 cup canned tomato, undrained
    water
    1 1/2 cups white bordeaux wine
Preparation
    Melt 1 teaspoon butter and lightly sautee mushrooms. Remove and set aside.
    Melt remaining butter.
    Add garlic and cook about 1 minute. Remove and set aside.
    Coat chicken with 1/2 cup flour.
    Season with salt and pepper.
    Heat oil in a heavy skillet.
    Add chicken and brown on all sides.
    Cover and cook over low heat for 25 minutes.
    Drain oil from skillet.
    Add tomatoes and bring to a boil.
    Add enough water to the remaining flour to make a paste.
    Stir into tomatoes and cook, stirring, until thickened.
    Add wine, mushrooms and garlic.
    Cover and simmer until chicken is tender, about 20 minutes longer.

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