directions
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1
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet and brown the sausages, about twenty minutes
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2
Place the sausages on a platter and keep them warm
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3
Add the clarified butter to the oil and drippings
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4
Dredge the chicken parts in the flour and saute them over medium-high heat until they are golden brown, about twenty minutes
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5
Remove the chicken from the skillet and arrange it on the platter with the sausages
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6
Drain off all but two tablespoons of the pan drippings
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7
Add the garlic and shallots and saute them until they are lightly golden
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8
Be careful not to burn them because burned garlic is extremely bitter
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9
Add the wine and parsley to the skillet and reduce the liquid by half over medium high heat
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10
Scrape the pan to get all the little brown bits clinging to the bottom
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11
Pour the juices over the chicken, coating everything evenly
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12
Add salt and pepper to taste
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13
Sprinkle the bread crumbs over all and place the platter in a pre heated broiler for about ten minutes until the meat is crisp and the juices are bubbling
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14
Use a lower rack in the broiler to assure that the meat is cooked through before it gets overdone on the outside.
Chicken and Sausage Provencale
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound French cervelat
- sausage (page 49)
- 2 tablespoons clarified butter
- 1 three-pound broiler-fryer chicken,
- cut into serving pieces
- 1/2 cup flour
- 3 cloves of garlic, finely minced
- 4 shallots, finely minced
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup chopped parsley
- 1/2 cup fine bread crumbs
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper