Chicken Normandy
Chicken Normandy | Recipe
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Chicken Normandy | Recipe

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Cooking Time:
90 min
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Difficulty:
Medium
Persons
  • 2 tbsp
    Meat & Roast Seasoning
    For the perfect Sunday roast £4.99 £83.17/kg incl. 0% tax, excl. shipping
  • 1
    whole chicken (about 1.3 kg)󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀣󠀦󠀳
  • 1 tbsp
    clarified butter󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀣󠀨󠀳
  • 1
    shallot, diced󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀣󠀩󠀳
  • 2 cloves
    garlic, chopped󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀤󠀠󠀳
  • 150 g
    mushrooms, halved󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀤󠀡󠀳
  • 5 tbsp
    Calvados󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀤󠀢󠀳
  • 100 ml
    cider󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀤󠀣󠀳
  • 1 tsp
    chicken stock󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀤󠀤󠀳 powder
  • 3 tbsp
    crème fraiche󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀤󠀥󠀳
  • 1 kg
    apples󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀤󠀦󠀳
  • 1
    lemon, juice󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀤󠀧󠀳d
  • 1 tbsp
    butter󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀤󠀨󠀳

1
󠀰Wash the chicken and pat dry.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀠󠀳󠀰 Cut into 8 pieces – 2 legs, 2 wings, 2 breast pieces and 2 back pieces.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀡󠀳󠀰 Season with the Meat & Roast Seasoning.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀢󠀳


2
󠀰Heat the clarified butter in a casserole dish.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀣󠀳󠀰 Brown the chicken pieces on all sides, then remove.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀤󠀳󠀰 Fry the shallots, garlic and mushrooms in the remaining butter.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀥󠀳󠀰 Add the browned chicken pieces.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀦󠀳󠀰 Light 3 tbsp Calvados in a ladle, pour over the chicken and flambé briefly.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀧󠀳


3
󠀰Deglaze with the cider and 250 ml water, stir in the chicken stock powder and allow everything to reduce slightly.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀨󠀳󠀰 Finally, stir in the crème fraiche.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀩󠀳󠀰 Cover and simmer over a medium heat for about 50 minutes.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀦󠀠󠀳󠀰 Remove the chicken breasts after about 30 minutes if necessary.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀦󠀡󠀳


4
󠀰Peel, quarter and core the apples and sprinkle with lemon juice.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀦󠀢󠀳󠀰 Fry in the butter until golden brown and drizzle with 2 tbsp Calvados.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀦󠀣󠀳󠀰 Add the apples to the pot (along with the chicken breasts), simmer briefly and season to taste.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀦󠀤󠀳


Tip: 󠀰Serve with baguette or mashed potatoes.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀦󠀥󠀳

Nutritional information: (Per person)

Calories
671
kcal

Carbohydrates
37
g

Protein
81
g

Fat
17
g

Method

1
󠀰Wash the chicken and pat dry.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀠󠀳󠀰 Cut into 8 pieces – 2 legs, 2 wings, 2 breast pieces and 2 back pieces.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀡󠀳󠀰 Season with the Meat & Roast Seasoning.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀢󠀳


2
󠀰Heat the clarified butter in a casserole dish.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀣󠀳󠀰 Brown the chicken pieces on all sides, then remove.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀤󠀳󠀰 Fry the shallots, garlic and mushrooms in the remaining butter.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀥󠀳󠀰 Add the browned chicken pieces.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀦󠀳󠀰 Light 3 tbsp Calvados in a ladle, pour over the chicken and flambé briefly.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀧󠀳


3
󠀰Deglaze with the cider and 250 ml water, stir in the chicken stock powder and allow everything to reduce slightly.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀨󠀳󠀰 Finally, stir in the crème fraiche.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀥󠀩󠀳󠀰 Cover and simmer over a medium heat for about 50 minutes.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀦󠀠󠀳󠀰 Remove the chicken breasts after about 30 minutes if necessary.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀦󠀡󠀳


4
󠀰Peel, quarter and core the apples and sprinkle with lemon juice.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀦󠀢󠀳󠀰 Fry in the butter until golden brown and drizzle with 2 tbsp Calvados.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀦󠀣󠀳󠀰 Add the apples to the pot (along with the chicken breasts), simmer briefly and season to taste.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀦󠀤󠀳


Tip: 󠀰Serve with baguette or mashed potatoes.󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀦󠀥󠀳

Nutritional information: (Per person)

Calories
671
kcal

Carbohydrates
37
g

Protein
81
g

Fat
17
g

Chicken Normandy

Savour the rich and comforting flavours of chicken Normandy, a perfect dish for the colder months. This recipe features succulent bone-in chicken bathed in a creamy apple cider sauce, with a hint of our unique Meat & Roast Seasoning blend. It’s a harmonious mix of rustic charm and sophisticated taste. Ideal for a cosy family dinner or a festive gathering, this chicken Normandy recipe is not just a meal; it’s a warm embrace on a chilly winter evening. 

 

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Ingredients

Persons
  • 2 tbsp
    Meat & Roast Seasoning
    For the perfect Sunday roast £4.99 £83.17/kg incl. 0% tax, excl. shipping
  • 1
    whole chicken (about 1.3 kg)󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀣󠀦󠀳
  • 1 tbsp
    clarified butter󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀣󠀨󠀳
  • 1
    shallot, diced󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀣󠀩󠀳
  • 2 cloves
    garlic, chopped󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀤󠀠󠀳
  • 150 g
    mushrooms, halved󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀤󠀡󠀳
  • 5 tbsp
    Calvados󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀤󠀢󠀳
  • 100 ml
    cider󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀤󠀣󠀳
  • 1 tsp
    chicken stock󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀤󠀤󠀳 powder
  • 3 tbsp
    crème fraiche󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀤󠀥󠀳
  • 1 kg
    apples󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀤󠀦󠀳
  • 1
    lemon, juice󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀤󠀧󠀳d
  • 1 tbsp
    butter󠀲󠀢󠀣󠀤󠀨󠀳
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