Creamy Chicken with Tarragon and Mustard

Name: Creamy Chicken with Tarragon and Mustard
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1.5 kg (3 lb 5 oz) chicken, jointed into 8 pieces; 2 tablespoons wholegrain mustard; 1 teaspoon chopped tarragon, plus extra to garnish; 45 g (1½ oz) butter; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 85 g (3 oz) bacon slices or mild pancetta, chopped; 85 g (3 oz) bacon slices or mild pancetta, chopped; 3 French shallots, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon plain (all-purpose) flour; 185 ml (6 fl oz/¾ cup) dry white wine; 300 ml (10½ fl oz) chicken stock; 125 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) cream

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cook's Book of Everything

By Lulu Grimes

Published 2009

About

Ingredients

1.5 kg (3 lb 5 oz) chicken, jointed into 8

Main course

Method

Put the chicken pieces in a bowl. Mix half the mustard with the tarragon and rub over the chicken. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Melt the butter and oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat and