Chicken Fricassee Recipe
This Chicken Fricassee is the best that I've ever tasted ! Try this stewed chicken for your next meal ! Your suggestions for this Chicken Fricassee are welcome.
Ingredients
1 stewing chicken (4 to 4 1/2 pounds), cut in pieces and rinsed
1 medium onion, peeled and quartered
1 1/2 cups diagonally sliced celery
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1 bay leaf
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 peppercorns
6 cups boiling water
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup half-and-half
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Directions
1. Put chicken pieces, gizzard, heart and neck into a 4-quart microwave-oven-safe casserole. Add onion, celery, parsley, bay leaf, salt, peppercorns and boiling water. Cover with a microwave-oven-safe lid.
2. Cook in microwave oven 1 1/2 hours at Medium, or until thickest pieces are tender; rearrange chicken every 30 minutes. Add liver the last 3 minutes of cooking.
3. Remove chicken and giblets from broth. Strain broth and let cool slightly; skim off and reserve 1/4 cup fat.
4. Heat the 1/4 cup fat in the microwave-oven-safe casserole in microwave oven 1 minute at High. Blend in flour. Cook uncovered 1 minute at High, or until bubbly.
5. Add 2 cups chicken broth and the half-and-half gradually to butter-flour mixture, stirring constantly. Cook uncovered in microwave oven 10 to 12 minutes at High, or until thickened and smooth; stir every 3 minutes.
6. Add lemon juice and chicken to sauce; stir. Heat in microwave oven to serving temperature (about 5 minutes at High).
2. Cook in microwave oven 1 1/2 hours at Medium, or until thickest pieces are tender; rearrange chicken every 30 minutes. Add liver the last 3 minutes of cooking.
3. Remove chicken and giblets from broth. Strain broth and let cool slightly; skim off and reserve 1/4 cup fat.
4. Heat the 1/4 cup fat in the microwave-oven-safe casserole in microwave oven 1 minute at High. Blend in flour. Cook uncovered 1 minute at High, or until bubbly.
5. Add 2 cups chicken broth and the half-and-half gradually to butter-flour mixture, stirring constantly. Cook uncovered in microwave oven 10 to 12 minutes at High, or until thickened and smooth; stir every 3 minutes.
6. Add lemon juice and chicken to sauce; stir. Heat in microwave oven to serving temperature (about 5 minutes at High).
