Recipe - Poulet Marengo

3 pound Chicken;cut in 8 pieces
3 tablespoon Olive oil; use a good grade
4 Shallots; minced
1 Garlic clove; crushed
1 tablespoon Flour
1 cup Dry white wine
One half cup Chicken stock
One half teaspoon Thyme; dried
1 Bay leaf
16 White onions;peeled/whole

USE SMALL BOILING ONIONS
5 tablespoon Butter
2 teaspoon Sugar
One fourth pound Mushrooms; cut or sliced up
2 cup Tomatoes; canned/cut up
Fresh chopped parsley

Season the chicken with salt and pepper. In a heavy casserole, heat the oil
and brown the chicken on all sides. Add the shallots and garlic and cook
for 4 or 5 minutes...don't let the vegetables burn. Sprinkle flour over the
chicken and turn the pieces. Add wine, chicken stock, thyme, and bay leaf.
Cover and simmer. Meanwhile, melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a medium
skillet and add the onions. Sprinkle with the sugar and cook until golden
and glazed, shaking the pan often. Transfer the onions to a plate and clean
the skillet. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoon butter in the skillet, add
cut or sliced up mushrooms and saute for 3 or 4 minutes, stirring gently. Remove and
add to simmering chicken, along with the onions and tomatoes. Recover the
heat and simmer 20 minutes more. Adjust seasoning to taste. Sprinkle with
the chopped parsley and serve. I don't have any idea where I got this
recipe, as it is one of the many handwritten in my own personal cookbooks.
I can only tell you that I have used this recipe many times, with success.
I hope you like it too! Barb

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