French Casserole Chicken

Total Time: 11 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 11 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 5 lbs stewing chicken or 5 lbs regular whole chickens
• 1/4 cup hot butter
• 1/4 cup dry wine or 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 2 tart apples, pared, cored and sliced
• 6 chopped celery ribs, with leaves
• 1 onion, minced
• 3 sprigs parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 2 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon or 1 tablespoon basil
• parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 wash and cut up chicken.
• 2 sear the pieces in the hot butter.
• 3 add the wine.
• 4 remove the chicken from the pot.
• 5 to the pot add the apples, celery, onion, parsley, salt and paprika.
• 6 cover and cook gently until tender.
• 7 stir in flour and chicken stock.
• 8 cook and stir the sauce until it boils.
• 9 add the chicken, cover and simmer until tender 1 hour or more.
• 10 remove chicken to a hot ovenproof serving dish.
• 11 strain the sauce and warm over hot water.
• 12 add the sour cream, salt & pepper.
• 13 add tarragon or basil.
• 14 pour sauce over the chicken and sprinkle generously with the parmesan.
• 15 place it under the broiler until the cheese is melty.