Hunter's Chicken Stew
French-style chicken stew with mushrooms, tomato, herbs, and white wine, simmered until the sauce is rich and the chicken tender.
⏱ 75 min total🔪 20 min prep🔥 55 min cookMediumServes 6French
Ingredients
- •3 lb bone-in chicken thighs
- •1 1/2 tsp salt
- •1/2 tsp black pepper
- •2 tbsp olive oil
- •12 oz cremini mushrooms, sliced
- •1 medium yellow onion, diced
- •3 cloves garlic, minced
- •2 tbsp tomato paste
- •1 cup dry white wine
- •2 cups chicken broth
- •1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- •1 bay leaf
Directions
- 1Season the chicken with salt and black pepper.
- 2Brown the chicken in olive oil for 4 minutes per side, then transfer to a plate.
- 3Cook mushrooms and onion for 6 minutes, then add garlic and tomato paste.
- 4Pour in white wine and simmer for 3 minutes, scraping the pan.
- 5Add chicken broth, thyme, bay leaf, and browned chicken.
- 6Cover and simmer gently for 30 minutes until the chicken is tender.
- 7Uncover and simmer 8 minutes more to thicken the sauce.
💡 Brown the chicken well before braising; the fond gives the tomato-wine sauce much of its depth.
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