Chicken Jambonette with Mushrooms

Origine : Michel Olivier
Chicken Jambonette with Mushrooms
  • For : 4 servings
  • Time : 1 hour
  • Difficulty :  medium

Ingredients for Chicken Jambonette with Mushrooms :

  • 4 chicken thighs
  • 200 g pork belly
  • 1 egg
  • 300 g of button mushrooms
  • 500 g crème fraïche
  • 1 teaspoon of Cognac (optional)

Technical stages for Chicken Jambonette with Mushrooms :

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Prepare all the ingredients.

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Take the chicken thighs, break the bone at the joint...

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... then using a knife, remove the bone of the thigh taking care to leave the skin attached to the bone.

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Reserve the chicken flesh.

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Stuffing: Remove the skin of the belly...

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... and cut it into pieces.

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Roughly mix using a mixer.

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Repeat with the chicken flesh.

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Mix the meats in a pan.

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Add the egg, cognac, salt and pepper.

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Take the thighs once again. Place the skin on the working surface, reshape the thigh using the stuffing.

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Fold back thoroughly the sides of the chicken skin.

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Wrap one after another the thighs that were reconstitued with aluminium foil.

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Place them in a baking pan with a bit of water and bake 40 mn at 160°C.

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Meanwhile, roughly chop the button mushrooms. Sweat the mushrooms in butter.

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Add the crème and season.

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When cooked, remove the aluminium foil.

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Serve hot with a mushroom duxelle.

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