Steamed Chicken with Savoie Flavors

Name: Steamed Chicken with Savoie Flavors (Poularde aux Saveurs de Savoie)
Yield: Yield 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: Cooked rice of your choice; 2 chicken cook-in bags; Pepper from the mill; 3 tablespoons sour cream; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 teaspoon powdered aniseeds; 4 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaves; 4 tablespoons chopped fresh dill weed; Salt; 4 tablespoons butter; Two 4-pound chickens; ½ teaspoon ground cumin

Poularde aux Saveurs de Savoie

Preparation info

Yield
6
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Savoie

By Madeleine Kamman

Published 1989

About

The plastic bag, of course, replaces the traditional use of the pig’s bladder.

Ingredients

Two 4-pound chickens
4 tablespoons butter
4

Europe
France
Main course
Savoie
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Without breaking it, pass your finger under the skin of each chicken to separate it from the meat. Cream the butter with 3 tablespoons each of the chopped herbs, the spices, and salt and pepper. Slide 2 tablespoons of this aromatic butter under the skin of each chicken, spreading it well on the breasts and legs. Truss the chickens and put them into cook-in bags; tie well.

Place the cook