Hunter-Style Chicken (Chicken Chasseur)

Name: Hunter-Style Chicken (Chicken Chasseur)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 , bone-in, skin-on chicken breast halves (10 to 12 ounces each), trimmed of excess fat and skin; , Salt and ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 8 ounces, white button mushrooms, cleaned and sliced 1/8 inch thick (about 3 1/2 cups); 1 , medium shallot, minced (about 2 tablespoons); 3 tablespoons, brandy or cognac; 1/2 cup, dry white wine; 3 1/2 cups, low-sodium chicken broth; 1/3 cup, drained canned diced tomatoes; 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter (cold), cut into 4 pieces; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh parsley leaves; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh tarragon leaves

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2005

Main Courses

Italian

Chicken

SERVES4

TIME1½ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Although the classic chicken chasseur recipe was designed for freshly killed game birds, we adapted it to work with white chicken meat. We set aside the traditional braising method in favor of searing the chicken pieces in the pan and then ...

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