Chicken Fricassee
Non-veg · Curries & Gravies
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Chicken fricassee: seared chicken breast simmered in a butter and flour sauce with mushrooms, leeks and thyme, plus cream. Mild, serves 4, 40 minutes, video.
High protein
Ingredients
15 itemsChicken Breast Fillet4
Black Pepper Powder½ tsp
Sunflower Oil3 tbsp
Butter2 tbsp
Carrot, Finely Chopped1
Leeks, Finely Chopped2 stalks
Mushroom, Diced300 grams
Thyme1 tbsp
Water3 cup
Salt2 tsp
Fresh Cream1 cup
Parsley, Finely Chopped2 tbsp
Garlic, Finely Chopped2 tbsp
Onion, Finely Chopped2
Maida½ cup
Contains: milk, wheat, mushroom.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 4. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 641kcal | 2564kcal |
| Protein | 41g | 162g |
| Carbohydrate | 27g | 109g |
| Fat | 41g | 162g |
| Fibre | 2.9g | 12g |
| Sugar | 6.3g | 25g |
Cookd masalas for chicken breast fillet
Method
- 1
Marinate the chicken with Salt and Pepper. Heat oil in a pan. Add the marinated Chicken and sear on a high flame it to a golden brown colour on both sides. Take it out of the pan, keep it aside.
Chicken Breast FilletBlack Pepper PowderSunflower OilSaltSunflower Oil
- 2
In the same pan, melt butter. Add garlic and thyme, saute it for a few seconds. Add the chopped carrot onions and leeks and cook till they shrink.
ButterCarrotLeeksThymeGarlicOnion
- 3
Add the mushrooms, saute till it cooks completely.
Mushroom
- 4
Add the maida, mix it till it turns like roux and cook it till the raw flavour is gone. Add water, mix it till the roux dissolves and bring it to a boil. Cook it till the liquid thickens. Season the sauce. Add the chicken and let it cook in the sauce for 5 minutes.
WaterSaltMaidaBlack Pepper Powder
- 5
Add fresh cream to the sauce. Cook it for another minute. Turn off the flame, transfer the dish to a bowl, garnish it with chopped parsley and fresh cream. Serve it hot with Herbed rice or bread.
Fresh CreamParsley
Before you start
- How long does Chicken Fricassee take?
- 40 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 30 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Chicken Fricassee serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Chicken Fricassee vegetarian?
- No, it contains meat or fish.
- Is Chicken Fricassee spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Chicken Fricassee?
- 4 Chicken Breast Fillet, 1 cup Fresh Cream, ½ cup Maida, 300 grams Mushroom, 1 Carrot, 2 Onion, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Chicken Fricassee?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Chicken Fricassee?
- About 641 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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