Chicken in a Spiced Broth

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Cookbook Library: Four Centuries of the Cooks, Writers, and Recipes That Made the Modern Cookbook

By Anne Willan

Published 2012

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Ingredients

  • 5 ounces (140 g) slab bacon, cut into lardons
  • 2 cups (

Method

In a shallow saucepan, combine the bacon, broth, wine, and verjuice and bring to a boil. Add the chicken pieces, pushing them below the surface of the liquid. Add more broth if needed to immerse them. Cover and simmer, skimming away any foam from time to time, until the chicken is very tender, about 1 hour. The meat should be almost falling from the bone. Using a wire skimmer, remove the chicke