Cooking Corner — Grandpa’s French Chicken with Tarragon

Grandpa’s French Chicken with Tarragon and Vegetables

Ingredients:

• 6-8 chicken thigh cutlets, bone in, trimmed
• 2 celery sticks, chopped
• 1 large brown onion halved and sliced
• 200g button mushrooms
• 3 Spring onions chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 250ml (1 cup) white wine
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 2 tbsp organic self-raising flour
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tsp ground coriander seed
• 1 litre chicken liquid stock
• 500ml vegetable liquid stock
• 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon
• 350g 'Nicola' potatoes, 4cm cubes
• 1 bunch baby carrots, trimmed
• 200g fresh green beans

Method:

1. Soften onion in a pan with oil, then transfer to a slow cooker.
2. Coat chicken in flour and coriander seed, brown in a pan, and add to slow cooker.
3. Add potatoes, celery, carrots, garlic, stocks, tomato paste, tarragon, and wine to the cooker.
4. Cook on high for 4 hours (or low for 8 hours).
5. Add mushrooms and beans in the last 30 minutes of cooking. Season to taste.

Matt Rush