Chicken Nanou

Origine : Berclaz Hélène
Chicken Nanou
  • For : 4 to 5 servings
  • Time : 2 hours
  • Difficulty :  medium

Ingredients for Chicken Nanou :

  • 1 free range chicken
  • 2 slices of smoked bacon
  • 4 shallots
  • tarragon
  • 300 g of poultry liver
  • salt
  • pepper
  • crustless bread
  • mustard
  • cream
  • butter
  • the juice of a lemon
  • milk

Technical stages for Chicken Nanou :

  • Stuffing: Place the poultry livers in a pan.
  • Add the minced shallots and the chopped tarragon.
  • Add the bread that was previousely soaked in milk. Add salt and pepper.
  • Mix well.
  • Stuff the chicken with this mixture.
  • Wrap the chicken with slices of bacon that you will tie with kitchen string.
  • In a stewpan, melt a fair bit of butter.
  • Brown the chicken so that all sides are well browned.
  • Add a glass of water and cover for 30 minutes.
  • When it is time (that can be extended with another 10 minutes if you have a big chicken), remove the stuffing.
  • Place the chicken once again in the stewpan and bake until it finishes cooking.
  • Put the stuffing through a mixer to obtain a paste.
  • Add a bit of lemon juice (optional).
  • Place this stuffing in a saucepan and cook on low heat.
  • Add a teaspoon of mustard and a good tablespoon of crème fraïche.
  • Think to baste your chicken regularly so that it does not dry out.
  • Leave the poultry liver cream to cook and season with salt and pepper. The cream must not be too liquid nor thick.
  • Once the chicken is cooked, slice it.
  • Serve along with the poultry liver cream.
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The essentials

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