Chicken Mushroom Stew

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 leek, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
• 1 small onion, diced
• 3 spring onions, finely sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, smashed
• 1 carrot, thickly sliced
• 2 stalks celery, strings peeled, finely diced
• 1 (16 ounce) package fresh mushrooms, quartered
• 1/2 cup wine
• 2 cups chicken stock
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 2 sprigs fresh tarragon
• 2 sprigs fresh oregano
• 2 sprigs fresh parsley
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (optional)
• 3 tablespoons water (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat, and cook and stir the chicken until lightly browned but still pink inside, about 5 minutes. set chicken aside. reduce heat to medium, and melt the butter in the same pot; cook and stir the leek and onion just until starting to brown, about 8 minutes. stir in the garlic, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute, then stir in the carrot and celery. cook the vegetables for 1 or 2 more minutes, and stir in the mushrooms; cook, stirring often, until the mushrooms have released their liquid and the juice begins to dry up, about 10 minutes.
• pour in the wine, and scrape pot to loosen and dissolve the brown flavor bits left in the bottom. stir in the stock, and bring the mixture to a simmer. season to taste with salt and black pepper.
• knot a short piece of kitchen twine tightly around the sprigs of thyme, rosemary, tarragon, oregano, parsley, and bay leaves to make a tidy package, and place the herb bouquet into the pot.
• mix in the chicken pieces, cover the pot, and allow to simmer very gently until the chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes. do not boil. for a thicker stew, whisk flour with water in a small bowl, and whisk into the simmering sauce; allow to thicken, about 3 minutes. remove herb bundle before serving in bowls.