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Title: Chicken Marengo Categories: Chicken, Italian Yield: 8 Servings 2 Quartered broiler-fryers 3 tb Flour 1 1/2 ts Salt 1/8 ts Pepper 2 tb Olive or salad oil 4 tb Butter or margarine 1 Garlic clove; crushed 1/2 ts Dried thyme leaves 1/2 ts Dried basil leaves 1 tb Parsley; chopped 4 Ripe tomatoes (2 lb) 3 tb Tomato paste 1/2 ts Sugar 2 Tabasco drops 1 c Dry white wine 1/2 lb Fresh mushrooms ----------------------------------GARNISH---------------------------------- 2 Chicken livers; washed 1/4 c Finely chopped onions 2 Mushrooms; finely chopped 1/4 c Butter or margarine 8 White toast slices Chppped parsley 1. Wash chicken under cold water; dry well on paper towels. On sheet of waxed paper, combine flour, salt and pepper; mix well. Roll chicken pieces in flour mixture, coating evenly. In a 5-quart Dutch oven, slowly heat the olive oil and 2 tablespoons butter. 2. Add chicken pieces to hot fat in a single layer; saute on all sides, turning with tongs, until nicely browned - 10 minutes. Remove chicken as it browns. Brown rest of chicken; remove and set aside. Add the garlic, thyme, basil and parsley to Dutch oven. 3. Saute herbs, stirring, over medium heat 5 minutes. If using fresh tomatoes, scald in boiling water; peel skins. Cut tomatoes in quarters; add to Dutch oven. (if using canned tomatoes, add with liquid.) Add tomato paste, sugar, Tobasco and 3/4 cup of the wine. 4. Stir to mix well. Place chicken in sauce. Bring to boiling; reduce heat; simmer, covered, 40 minutes. Meanwhile, wash mushrooms; slice through stem, 1/4 inch thick. In 2 tablespoons remaining butter in small skillet, saute mushrooms about 5 minutes, stirring. 5. Add sliced mushrooms to chicken; cook, covered, 10 minutes longer. About 10 minutes before serving, drain chicken livers on paper towels; halve. Saute livers, chopped onion and chopped mushrooms in 2 tablespoons hot butter, stirring, about 5 minutes. 6. Mash with fork; add 1 tablespoon soft butter; mix well. Cut toast with heart-sharp cutter; spread with remaining butter, then with liver mixture. Stir 1/4 cup wine into sauce. Arrange chicken, with sauce and toast, on a platter. Sprinkle with parsley Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 576 by P&S Gruenwald |