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Hühnerfrikassee
Chicken fricassee
Hühnerfrikassee: German chicken fricassee with mushrooms, peas and asparagus over rice
GermanFrom Kiel to Konstanz, Hühnerfrikassee is the comforting weekday dish children in Germany ask for, a fixture of school canteens in the old East and of family kitchens everywhere else. Chicken is poached gently with soup vegetables, then the broth becomes a pale, creamy sauce with mushrooms, peas and pieces of asparagus, sharpened with lemon and capers if you like. It is always served over plain rice. The common mistake is boiling the chicken hard, which makes it dry and stringy. Chef's tip: finish the sauce with a little lemon juice off the heat; without it the frikassee tastes flat and heavy.
- Total time
- 75 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the chicken
For the sauce
- 1 ⅜ oz butter
- 7 oz button mushroomssliced
- 1 ⅜ oz plain flour
- ½ cup single cream
- 4 oz frozen peas
- 7 oz jarred or cooked white asparagusin 3 cm pieces
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp capers (optional)optional
- ¼ tsp white pepper
To serve
- 10 ½ oz long-grain ricecooked
- 2 tbsp parsleychopped
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Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Put 2 ¼ lb skinless chicken thighs and breasts, on the bone, 1.2 litres water, 1 onion, 1 carrot, 1 celery stick, 1 bay leaf and 1 tsp salt in a pot. Bring to a bare simmer, skim, and poach gently for 30–35 minutes until the thickest piece reaches 165°F and the juices run clear.
35 minStep 2: Lift out the chicken, strain and keep 600 ml of the broth. When cool enough, pull the meat from the bones into bite-sized pieces.
10 minStep 3: Melt 1 ⅜ oz butter in a wide pan over a medium heat and fry 7 oz button mushrooms for 5 minutes until their liquid has gone.
5 minStep 4: Stir in 1 ⅜ oz plain flour and cook for 1–2 minutes without letting it colour.
2 minStep 5: Whisk in the reserved broth a little at a time until smooth, then simmer for 5 minutes until the sauce coats the back of a spoon.
5 minStep 6: Add ½ cup single cream, 4 oz frozen peas, 7 oz jarred or cooked white asparagus, the chicken and 1 tbsp capers and heat for 4–5 minutes until the peas are tender and the chicken is piping hot.
5 minStep 7: Off the heat, stir in 1 tbsp lemon juice and season with ¼ tsp white pepper. Serve over 10 ½ oz long-grain rice with 2 tbsp parsley.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 560 kcal
- Protein
- 40 g
- Carbs
- 52 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does hühnerfrikassee take?
- About 75 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 55 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of carrot?
- Parsnip or sweet potato, same weight.
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