French Chicken Casserole (pot-au-feu) Recipe at MyDish

French Chicken Casserole (pot-au-feu)

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Method

  • 1. Pre heat oven to 190 degrees C.
  • 2. Place chicken in a large casserole dish then add rest of ingredients. Cover the dish and put in oven. Cook for 2 hours 30 minutes.
  • 3. Serve.
  • Tips

    • 1. You can use a whole chicken instead of pieces.
      2. Try lightly browning the sausages before adding them to the casserole.

    Ingredients

    • 4 Chicken legs divided into thighs and drumsticks
    • 110 grms Pancetta or Streaky Bacon. chopped
    • 6 Pork and leek sausages
    • 55 grms Pearl Barley
    • 2 Carrots (chopped)
    • 2 onions quartered
    • 4 garlic cloves skin on
    • 5 medium potatoes cut into chunks
    • 2 Leeks roughly chopped
    • 1 red pepper de-seeded and sliced
    • 1 small savoy cabbage quartered and core removed
    • 1 tspn Turmeric powder
    • 500 mls vegetable stock
    • 1 Bouquet Garni (thyme. parsley and rosemary)
    •  salt and black pepper to taste

    By Views 7611  Added Sun Jan 31 2010


    This is my version of a classic French chicken casserole. I first tasted this in Brittany about 36 years ago and its still a favourite. It is a great one pot winter warmer.