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Recipe of the Month - April 2003

Chicken Sautéed in

Braekmans Jenever with Tarragon

This month, a dish cooked in Belgian Jenever. Braekmans "Oude Jenever Kiekendief" is recommended, although "Oude Graanjenever" and "Oudenaardse" can be readily substituted.

Serves four :

Ingredients:

4 pieces of chicken

60g butter

30cl cream

1 stock cube

20cl Braekmans Oude Jenever

tarragon (preferably fresh)

8 small shallots or pickling onions

250g button mushrooms

pepper and salt

 

1. Gently fry the chicken pieces in the butter, seasoning with salt & pepper

2. Once golden brown flambée in half the Jenever

3. Add 30cl boiling water & stock cube simmer gently for 25 mins in a closed pan

4. Meanwhile gently fry the shallots & mushrooms, set aside once cooked

5. Add the cream and half the tarragon, reduce the sauce over about ten minutes

6. Add the mushrooms & shallots, and flavour with the remainder of the jenever

7. Arrange on plates & sprinkle on the remaining tarragon

 

Serve with croquette or parisienne potatoes.

Bon Appetite

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