Chicken Pot-Au-Feu
"The classic chicken pot-au-feu is the ultimate in French style comfort food. Delicious and low in fat, this easy recipe is a great base for adding extra flavours and vegetables. You could also put in cooked lentils or chickpeas. This is a perfect dish to eat when you have a cold or the flu. You could also add a dollop of pesto if you like."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 (3 lb) chicken
- 8 peppercorns
- 5 parsley sprigs
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 small rutabaga, cut into large cubes
- 3 large carrots, cut into large cubes
- 3 leeks, sliced diagonally
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, chopped
directions
- Remove any string from the chicken and place in a large, lidded pan. Cover with water and add the peppercorns, parsley stalks and bay leaves. Bring to the boil, then skim the surface, reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Once the chicken is cooked through – pierce the thigh joint and any liquid
- should run clear – remove to a dish. Add the swede, carrots and leeks (you can add extra veg here, such as onion, turnip or little chunks of potato) to the stock and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, take off the skin of the chicken, discard and pull off the cooked flesh. It's nice to leave it in big pieces and it may help to have rubber gloves on as the chicken will be hot!
- Return the chicken flesh to the stock pan, bring it back to the boil, add the chopped parsley and tarragon, then ladle into large warmed soup dishes. You could also add a dollop of pesto if you like.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
English_Rose
United Kingdom
I live in Manchester, UK with my fiance and young son. I work at the local hospital in pediatrics and love my job. I also love cooking!! I have a sweet tooth but try and make healthy family meals, I'm not against some lovely treats now and then though :)
