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Vietnamese Creamy Chicken with Mustard

By: Anh Vu

Ingredients : Serves 4

1.5 kg Chicken, cut into 8 pieces
2 1/2 tablespoons Wholegrain mustard
1 teaspoon Chopped tarragon, plus extra to garnish
2 tablespoons Butter
2 teaspoons Olive oil
85 g Streaky bacon or mild pancetta, finely chopped
3 French shallots, finely chopped
2 cloves Garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoon Plain (all-purpose) flour
185 ml Dry white wine
315 ml Chicken stock
125 ml Cream

Preparation:

  • Put the chicken pieces in a glass or ceramic dish. Mix 1 1/2 tablespoons mustard with the chopped tarragon and rub the mixture all over the chicken pieces. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

  • Preheat the oven to 180oC (350oF/Gas 4). Melt the butter and oil in a frying pan over medium high heat and brown the chicken joints in two batches until the skin is golden. transfer to a lidded ovenproof casserole dish.

  • Add the bacon, shallots and garlic to the pan and cook until the bacon just starts to crown, Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute.

  • Add the wine, stock and remaining mustard and cook for about 5 minutes, until the sauce is smooth.

  • Pour over the chicken, then cover and bake for 1 hour 10 minutes.

  • Remove the chicken from the pan. Stir the cream into the sauce, then reduce the sauce over high heat until it reaches a coating consistency.

  • Add the chicken to the sauce and stir until well coated. Serve on a platter with the sauce poured over the chicken. Garnish with the extra tarragon.

  • Serve with mashed potato and green vegetables or salad.





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