Hunter's chicken

Hunter's chicken

Hunter's chicken (French: poulet chasseur, poulet à la chasseur and poulet sauté chasseur) is a chicken dish that is a part of French cuisine.[1][2][3] It shares the same name with other dishes from around the world, yet each national version is very different, with each sharing only the name, and the use of chicken as a primary ingredient. The primary ingredients in hunter's chicken are sautéed chicken and a reduced chasseur sauce prepared using tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, white wine, brandy and tarragon.

Etymology

"Chasseur" means "hunter" in French.[4] Hunter's chicken shares the same literal name as chicken cacciatore in Italy ("cacciatore" means "hunter" in Italian) and a hunter's chicken dish in the United Kingdom, but the dish is prepared differently in each country.[5]

Overview

French hunter's chicken is prepared using sautéed chicken that is cooked crisp and a chasseur sauce consisting of tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, white wine, brandy and tarragon.[2][6][7] Prior to sautéeing, the chicken can be dredged in flour.[6] Tomato ingredients can include diced tomatoes, canned crushed tomatoes and canned tomato paste.[6] Additional ingredients in hunter's chicken can include shallots, olive oil, chicken stock and vermouth,[8] and in addition to tarragon, additional spices and seasonings can include marjoram, thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper.[8] The sauce for hunter's chicken is typically prepared and thickened by the process of reduction.[6] The dish can be garnished with ingredients such as parsley and croutons.[9] Hunter's chicken can become more flavorful after sitting and then being reheated, which allows the flavors of the ingredients to further intermingle.[6]

This is not to be confused with the British 'Hunters Chicken', which consists of chicken fillet wrapped in bacon, in a barbecue (or other tomato based) sauce, often served with cheese on top, such as Cheddar.

Ingredients for poulet sauté chasseur

See also

References

  1. ↑ Desfor, Donna Marie (January 27, 2017). "Review - French Country Cooking: Meals and Moments from a Village in the Vineyard". WITF-TV. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Yeung, Lisa (March 10, 2013). "What They Teach You In Culinary School". The Huffington Post. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ Garlin, G. (1890). Le petit cuisinier moderne (in French). Garnier frères. pp. 343–344.
  4. ↑ Choate, J. (2010). A Reader’s Cookbook. Red Rock Press. p. 288. ISBN 978-1-933176-45-1.
  5. ↑ Rainville, J. (2000). The Migraine Gourmet: A Guide to Migraine-free Cooking. iUniverse. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-4620-4402-3.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Díaz, Alejandro (October 20, 2016). "Poulet Sauté Chasseur - Alejandro Díaz" (in Spanish). Telemetro. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Poulet Sauté Chasseur - Hunter's Chicken". Food Gypsy. Accessed March 2017.
  8. 1 2 Schrambling, Regina (December 4, 2016). "Poulet Chasseur Recipe". NYT Cooking. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ Renold, E.; Foskett, D.; Fuller, J. (2012). Chef's Compendium of Professional Recipes. Taylor & Francis. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-136-07861-3.
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