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Chicken Chasseur

Chicken Chasseur is a classic french dish that makes a great family meal, or for when you have an informal dinner party. I particularly like this version because it only takes an hour or so in the pressure cooker.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tsp Olive Oil
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 1000 g Chicken legs
  • 150 g Onions chopped
  • 2 cloves of Garlic chopped
  • 200 g Mushrooms chopped
  • 225 ml Wine
  • 2 Tbsp Tomato purée
  • 2 Thyme sprigs
  • 500 g chicken stock

Method
 

  1. Heat the pressure cooker and add the oil plus 1 Tbsp butter.
  2. Season the chicken legs then fry them turning occasionally for about 5 minutes so they're browned all over.
  3. Take out the chicken, add another Tbsp of butter and fry the onions until soft.
  4. Gradually stir in the garlic, mushrooms, wine & tomato purée then turn up the heat and reduce the liquid for about 5 minutes.
  5. Add the thyme and stock then return the chicken to the pan. Cook under pressure for 20 minutes (high) / 25 minutes (medium) according to manufactures instructions.
  6. Remove from heat and allow to de-pressurize on its own. Take out the chicken and swiftly reduce the liquid until it's sticky. Return the legs and coat each with the sauce before serving.