Braised Chicken
- Chicken
- Slices of bacon
- 1 small carrot, cut in thick slices
- 1 onion, peeled & cut up
- 1 head celery, cut up
- Thyme, chopped
- Parsley, chopped
- Pepper
- Salt
- 4-5 cloves
- 1 quart cold water
- Browned flour
Prepare the chicken and truss it as for boiling but do not stuff it.
Lay slices of bacon on the bottom of a stew pan. Put the chicken on the bacon with the back down. Lay the slices of carrot, cut up onion and celery and a bunch of chopped thyme and parsley around the chicken. Season with pepper and salt and add the cloves. Pour over a quart of cold water. Simmer slowly for about an hour or until tender. Take out the chicken. Thicken the broth with a little browned flour. Let it boil up. Pour over the chicken and serve like a rascal with a smile on your face.
Lay slices of bacon on the bottom of a stew pan. Put the chicken on the bacon with the back down. Lay the slices of carrot, cut up onion and celery and a bunch of chopped thyme and parsley around the chicken. Season with pepper and salt and add the cloves. Pour over a quart of cold water. Simmer slowly for about an hour or until tender. Take out the chicken. Thicken the broth with a little browned flour. Let it boil up. Pour over the chicken and serve like a rascal with a smile on your face.
Submitted by Mar 6, 2010
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