Chicken of Bresse Roulade with Cèpes

Chicken of Bresse Roulade with Cèpes
  • For : 4 servings
  • Time : 2 hours
  • Difficulty :  medium

Ingredients for Chicken of Bresse Roulade with Cèpes :

  • 1 large chicken of Bresse
  • 16 thin slices of smoked bacon
  • 600 g cèpes
  • 2 shallots
  • 1/2 garlic clove
  • 2 slices of day old brioche
  • 80 g pecans
  • 1 egg
  • 15 cl milk
  • 15 cl white chicken stock
  • 10 cl port
  • 60 g butter
  • oil
  • salt
  • green peppercorns
  • pepper
  • Garnish:
  • 800 g potatoes
  • 100 g diced bacon
  • 4 shallots
  • 100 g melted butter
  • salt
  • pepper

Technical stages for Chicken of Bresse Roulade with Cèpes :

  • Cut the raw chicken in pieces.
  • Crumble the brioche in the milk.
  • Clean and cut the cèpes in pieces.
  • Sauté them along with a bit of oil and butter.
  • Add the shallots and chopped garlic.
  • Reserve some big pieces of mushrooms and chop the rest.
  • Add the brioche that has been squeezed dry, the egg, 50 g of chopped pecans, green peppercorn and salt.
  • Spread out the pieces of chicken.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Spread the stuffing in the center and roll.
  • Circle them with slices of smoked bacon and hold them together using toothpicks or roast string.
  • Line the rolled pieces in a pan.
  • Garnish: Brown the diced bacon and drain them.
  • In their fat, sweat the chopped shallots for 5 minutes.
  • Peel and mince the potatoes in thin slices using a mandoline.
  • Brush them with melted butter and line them in rose design in 4 individual non-stick molds.
  • Alternate several layers of potatoes with the diced bacon + shallots mixture.
  • Finish with a layer of potatoes.
  • Generously drizzle with melted butter.
  • Bake the rolls and potato cakes for about 30 minutes in a hot oven.
  • When finished, remove the roulades from the baking pan and keep warm.
  • Degrease the baking pan and deglaze with port.
  • Add the chicken stock and reduce.
  • Beat in 40 g cold butter.
  • Add the rest of crushed pecans and the reserved cèpes to the juice.
  • Keep warm.
  • Dress the sliced roulades on the plates.
  • Remove one potato cake onto each roulade.
  • Serve with the juice in a sauce dish on the side.
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