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Chicken Fricassee with Artichokes and Avgolemono

Chicken marinated in lemon, garlic and mint, then browned and braised with leek, carrot and artichoke hearts. The cooking liquor is reduced and thickened with a silky egg-lemon sauce finished with fresh mint.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on1 h 30 min
  • Total3 h 56 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Chicken and marinade

  • 1chicken (1.6 to 1.8 kg), cut into 8 pieces and skinned
  • 120 mlextra virgin olive oil
  • 6 tbspfresh lemon juice, strained
  • 1 tsplemon zest, grated
  • 2 clovesgarlic, smashed
  • 1 tbspdried mint
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Braise

  • 2 tbspextra virgin olive oil
  • ½ cupleek, white part only, chopped
  • ½ cuponion, diced
  • 2large carrots, cut into 1.25 cm dice
  • 120 mldry white wine
  • 720 mlchicken broth
  • to tastewater, just enough to barely cover the chicken
  • 6large artichoke hearts, fresh, or very good frozen ones, defrosted
  • to tastefine sea salt

Egg-lemon sauce

  • 1large egg
  • 1large lemon, juiced (about 60 ml)
  • ⅓ cupfresh mint, finely chopped

Diet

  • Mediterranean

Contains

  • Egg
  • Celery
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Leek
  • Artichoke
  • Carrot
  • Mint
  • Black and white pepper
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Dutch oven

Season

  • Spring

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Needs advance prep
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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