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Easy
Published 1935
This is a very old dish, and was popular in the time of Louis XIV; it has remained so ever since. There are different fricassées, but the recipe given here is the most usual one.
The chicken should be neatly jointed. Put the pieces of chicken in a large saucepan, with the onion, the sliced carrot, the herbs, salt and hot water. Bring to the boil, skim, cover the saucepan, leaving a small opening, and simmer gently for about 1 hour, till the chicken is quite tender. Then strain off all the stock and put it in a basin. In another saucepan, melt the butter
