Chicken Nanou

sent by 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 :

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Stuffing: Place the poultry livers in a pan.

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Add the minced shallots...

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... and the chopped tarragon.

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Add the bread that was previousely soaked in milk. Add salt and pepper.

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Mix well.

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Stuff the chicken with this mixture.

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Wrap the chicken with slices of bacon that you will tie with kitchen string.

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In a stewpan, melt a fair bit of butter.

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Brown the chicken so that all sides are well browned.

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Add a glass of water...

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... and cover for 30 minutes.

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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.

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Put the stuffing through a mixer to obtain a paste.

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Add a bit of lemon juice (optional).

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Place this stuffing in a saucepan and cook on low heat.

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Add a teaspoon of mustard...

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... and a good tablespoon of crème fraïche.

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Leave the poultry liver cream to cook and season with salt and pepper. The cream must not be too liquid nor thick.

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Serve along with the poultry liver cream.

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The essentials

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