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Poulet en Cocotte

Name: Poulet en Cocotte
Total time: 2 h 28 min
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2.1 kg oven-ready roasting chicken, with giblets; ½ tsp salt; ½ tsp dried tarragon (or 3 to 4 fresh sprigs); 3 tbsp celery leaves, chopped; 3 tbsp onion, minced; 3 tbsp carrot, minced; 15 g unsalted butter, for softening the minced vegetables; 30 g unsalted butter, softened; 2 tbsp olive oil or neutral cooking oil; 45 g unsalted butter, softened; 35 g onion (about 1/4 cup), sliced; 35 g celery stalk (about 1/4 cup), sliced; 35 g carrot (about 1/4 cup), sliced; the chicken giblets (neck, heart and gizzard); ½ tsp coarse salt; 1 tsp dried tarragon (or 3 to 4 fresh sprigs); 60 ml port

A whole chicken scented inside with tarragon and softened vegetables, browned all over, then roasted slowly under a lid on a bed of aromatics and giblets so it stays succulent. The juices are reduced with a splash of port.

Yield4 to 6 servings
Hands-on55 min
Total2 h 28 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Chicken

2.1 kgoven-ready roasting chicken, with giblets
½ tspsalt
½ tspdried tarragon (or 3 to 4 fresh sprigs)
3 tbspcelery leaves, chopped
3 tbsponion, minced
3 tbspcarrot, minced
15 gunsalted butter, for softening the minced vegetables
30 gunsalted butter, softened

Browning and casserole

2 tbspolive oil or neutral cooking oil
45 gunsalted butter, softened
35 gonion (about 1/4 cup), sliced
35 gcelery stalk (about 1/4 cup), sliced
35 gcarrot (about 1/4 cup), sliced
to tastethe chicken giblets (neck, heart and gizzard)
½ tspcoarse salt
1 tspdried tarragon (or 3 to 4 fresh sprigs)

Sauce

60 mlportoptional

Contains

Dairy
Celery
Sulfites
Olive
Grapes
Onion family (any)
Onion
Carrot
Tarragon
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken
Alcohol

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop
Probe thermometer
Dutch oven

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project
Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

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

Budget

Budget: moderate

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