Summer Chicken Casserole

Name: Summer Chicken Casserole
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 egg yolks; ½ pint double cream; 2 tablespoons butter juice of 2 lemons; 2 tablespoons butter juice of 2 lemons; 1 bouquet garni (parsley, thyme, bay leaf); 1 bouquet garni (parsley, thyme, bay leaf); 24 button mushrooms; 1 bouquet garni (parsley, thyme, bay leaf); salt and freshly-ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon flour; 1 bouquet garni (parsley, thyme, bay leaf); salt and freshly-ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 3-pound chicken; 12 small onions; 2 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Great Dishes of the World

By Robert Carrier

Published 1963

About

Ingredients

1 3-pound chicken
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons

Summer

Method

Cut chicken into 8 serving pieces and then sauté in butter and oil with onions until they just begin to turn colour. Sprinkle with flour and add just enough water to cover the chicken. Season to taste with freshly-ground black pepper; add bouquet garni, cover casserole and cook for about 1 ½ hours, or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken and onions to a deep serving dish or shallow ca