Chicken Waterzooi

Name: Chicken Waterzooi
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Belgian
Ingredients: crusty bread, to serve; 1 tbsp unsalted butter; 2 skinless chicken breasts, diced; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 carrots, peeled and finely diced; 1 large leek, trimmed, halved and sliced; 2 onions, finely diced; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 large egg yolk; 2 tbsp chopped parsley leaves; 500 ml/17 fl oz/2 cups Chicken Stock; 100 ml/3½ fl oz/scant ½ cup double (heavy) cream; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 tbsp chopped chives; 1 tbsp chopped tarragon leaves

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

The Good Chicken Cookbook

By Marcus Bean

Published 2024

About

The Belgians are primarily known for their mussels and French fries, but this is a less well-known, traditional Belgian recipe for chicken. It’s a rich, chunky soup that will keep you going throughout the day. You can also try it with fish instead of chicken.

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp unsalted butter
2 skinless ch

Europe
Belgium
Soup

Method

Heat the oil and butter in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the chicken and cook for 1-2 minutes until just coloured. Add the onions, garlic, carrots and leek and cook for 3-4 minutes until lightly coloured.

Add the stock and cream, turn the heat down to low and simmer for 20-30 minutes until the vegetables are tender and the sauce has reduced slightly.

Put the egg yolk in a