Chicken With Sherry Vinegar and Tarragon Sauce
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 (3 1/2 lb) whole chickens (jointed into 8 pieces, or 4 bone-in chicken breast portions)
- 2⁄3 cup sherry wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons fresh tarragon leaves
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 12 shallots, peeled and left whole
- 6 garlic cloves, peeled and left whole
- 1 3⁄4 cups dry sherry
- 1 tablespoon low-fat yogurt
- 1 pinch salt
- plenty fresh ground black pepper
directions
- Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and season the chicken joints with a little salt and plenty of pepper.
- Fry the chicken, on a medium heat, in two batches, as this will mean you can get them to brown nicely, then place on a plate.
- The chicken should be golden brown coloured, but not cooked through.
- Put the shallots into the frying pan and cook for a couple of minutes. When they are soft and lightly golden brown add the garlic and cook for approximately 3-4 minutes until it has softened slightly.
- Turn the heat down, return the chicken pieces to the pan, sprinkle over the tarragon leaves and pour in the vinegar and sherry.
- Stir lightly so that all the flavours blend, and then turn the heat right down and simmer very gently for about 25 minutes.
- Turn over the chicken pieces, so that they cook evenly, and allow to simmer for another 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place a serving dish big enough for all the chicken and sauce in a low oven 275°F to warm through.
- Take the cooked chicken, garlic and onions out of the frying pan, leaving the sauce behind and place on the warmed plate.
- Finish off the dish by stirring the yoghurt into the remaining sauce in the pan. Check the seasoning before pouring over the chicken.
- Sprinkle any spare tarragon leaves on top as a garnish before serving with baked potatoes, rice, couscous or pasta.
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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 :)