Chicken chasseur—or chicken, hunter's style—features seared chicken thighs nestled in a delectable mushroom and tomato sauce.
Ingredients
- 4 chickens thighs , 8 ounce
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1.75 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 ounces cremini mushrooms
- 0.67 cups shallot
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 4 cloves garlic
- 0.5 cups sweet vermouth
- 1 can diced tomatoes , 15 ounce
- 1.5 cups chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon fresh tarragon
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Instructions
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Gather all ingredients.
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Season both sides evenly with black pepper and 1 1/4 teaspoons of the salt. Heat oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, and cook, undisturbed, until skin is deeply browned and crispy, 8 to 10 minutes. Turn chicken over, and cook 2 minutes. Transfer to a large plate, and set aside.
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Remove and discard all but 2 tablespoons of the drippings in the skillet. Increase heat to medium-high. Add mushrooms, and spread into an even layer; cook, undisturbed, for 4 minutes. Stir in shallot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are golden brown and tender, about 4 minutes. Add tomato paste and garlic, and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove from heat; add the 1/2 cup vermouth, and cook, stirring occasionally, until almost reduced but some liquid remains, about 1 minute.
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Place skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in diced tomatoes, stock, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Nestle chicken thighs, skin-side up, in tomato mixture, making sure chicken skin exposed and not covered by tomato mixture. (It's OK if some sides of skin are submerged).
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Place skillet in the preheated oven, and bake, uncovered, until a thermometer inserted into thickest part of chicken registers 175 degrees F (79 degrees C) and sauce has thickened slightly, about 22 minutes. Remove from oven, and transfer chicken to a large platter.
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Place the skillet with mushroom mixture over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly reduced or a spatula leaves a trail when pulled across bottom of skillet, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in thyme, tarragon, and butter until butter has melted and sauce is velvety, about 1 minute. Add remaining 1 tablespoon vermouth, as desired.
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Nestle chicken in sauce, and garnish with thyme and tarragon leaves.
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