Recipe for Chicken and Truffles
David Scott Allen · Main Course · Poultry · Provencal Recipes · TasteIf you are a fan of David’s, as we are here at Perfectly Provence, his recipes and journeys to the “end plate” are as exciting to follow as they are to eat. This gastronomic pilgrimage began with research that brought David to James Martin’s “Forest Chicken” recipe, and from his idea, today’s recipe was born! Read more about his delicious expedition…
Poulet Forêt aux Truffe
Succulent chicken cooked in rich, deep-flavoured Madeira wine, mushrooms, and shallots in a cream sauce decadently adorned with earthy, fragrant truffles.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp butter divided
- 4 large chicken thighs (bone-in, skin-on)
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 oz salted pork (petit salé)
- 6 oz shallot(s)
- 8 oz wild mushrooms I used chanterelles and cremini
- 1/4 cup Madeira wine
- 1 cup prepared demi-glace chicken
- 1/3 cup heavy cream (35%)
- 1/4 cup fresh tarragon loosely packed
- 1 small summer truffle about 1/2 ounce
Instructions
Prep Work:
- Trim the thighs of excess fat and skin.
- Remove the rind from the salt pork, and cut into 1/2-inch by 1/2-inch by 1-inch batons/lardons.
- Peel the shallots, keeping the root end intact; cut them in half lengthwise or in quarters if very large.
- Clean the mushrooms with a mushroom brush.
- Quarter the cremini. Leave the chanterelles whole, unless very large, in which case cut them into quarters, as well.
- Prepare the chicken demi-glace and set it aside, keeping it warm.
Recipe Instructions:
- Add 2 tablespoons oil and 1 1/2 tablespoons butter to a large frying pan over medium-high heat.
- Season the trimmed chicken pieces very well with salt and pepper.
- Add to the pan, skin side down, and fry until deep golden brown; turn and repeat on the non-skin side.
- Heat a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven over medium-high heat, then add 1 tablespoon of oil.
- Fry the salt pork lardons until they have rendered their fat and are crisp.
- Then add the shallots and cook until golden.
- Transfer the chicken from the frying pan to the Dutch oven with the lardons and shallots, and continue cooking over medium heat.
- Pour off most of the drippings from the frying pan, return it to the heat, and add the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter.
- Fry the mushrooms for about 3 minutes.
- Add the Madeira wine and flambé.
- Add the demi-glace, cream, and tarragon, and mix well.
- Cook until it begins to bubble and form a sauce.
- Pour the mushroom sauce over the chicken and simmer, partially covered, for 20-25 minutes.
- To serve, pile the chicken in a serving bowl, cover it in sauce, and garnish it with truffle shavings.
- If you aren't using the truffle, sprinkle with additional tarragon or parsley.
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