Chicken in Wine and Mustard Sauce (VIDEO)
Delicious Chicken in Wine and Mustard Sauce with thyme and shallots, an easy version of a sophisticated French dish.
Equipment
- large frying pan
- Oven
Ingredients
Oil and Chicken
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 kg chicken legs and thighs
- salt
- pepper
Vegetables and Herbs
- 2 shallots, diced
- 2 garlic cloves
- 3-4 sprigs thyme
Liquids
- 3 tablespoon dijon mustard
- ½ cup white wine
- 1 cup chicken stock
- ½ cup light cream/single cream, 18% fat
Instructions
Cooking Steps
- Preheat the oven to 350F/180C.
- In a large frying pan heat one tablespoon of olive oil and brown chicken parts seasoned with salt and pepper on each side until golden but not cooked all the way through. Remove to a plate.
- To the same pan add shallots, garlic and thyme leaves and cook over low heat for 5 minutes without getting any colour on them. Add wine, dijon mustard and chicken stock, stir to combine and bring to a boil, then return chicken to the pan, spoon the sauce all over chicken pieces.
- Put in the oven uncovered and cook for 45 minutes.
- Take out of the oven add light/single cream to the sauce, once again baste the chicken in the sauce, put back in the oven and cook for 10 minutes longer.
- Serve with rice, potatoes or roasted vegetables.
Notes
The sauce is not going to be very thick as classic French sauces never are. However, if you like your sauces thicker, add 1 tablespoon of flour in step 3 right before you add wine, mustard and chicken stock.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 686kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 40gFat: 52gSaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 258mgSodium: 405mgPotassium: 640mgSugar: 2gVitamin A: 530IUVitamin C: 2.6mgCalcium: 59mgIron: 2.2mg
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