Chicken With Vermouth Recipes

CHICKEN WITH VERMOUTH

Steps:

• Cook the chicken in a heavy skillet for 3-5 minutes, turning once. (Chicken should be well browned on both sides). Remove from pan.
• Rinse the pan and add vermouth and stock. Bring to a boil and return chicken to pan.
• Add sliced shallots and cover, simmer for 30-40 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Stir in the artichokes and grapes and continue to cook and additional 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, dissolve cornstarch in cold water and then add to chicken. Cook until thickened slightly.

CHICKEN VERMOUTH

Steps:

• Heat a nonstick skillet until very hot.
• Reduce the heat to medium high, add olive oil.
• Add the onion and saute until the onion begins to brown.
• Add the garlic to the onion and stir.
• Wash, dry and cut chicken into bite sized chunks.
• Add to the pan and brown chicken on all sides.
• Add the lemon rind,vermouth, cinnamon and 1/4 cup of the chicken broth (4 T) to the pan.
• Cover and cook over low heat until the chicken is cooked through.
• Stir the remaining TBS of chicken broth into the cornstarch, and mix to a smooth paste; stir into the pan.
• Add the yogurt, salt and pepper and mix well.
• Heat on low for about two more minutes.

CHICKEN FRICASSEE WITH VERMOUTH

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat the butter in a skillet and add the chicken pieces skin side down. Cook over moderate heat about one minute without browning.
• Scatter the onion over all and cook 30 seconds. Add the garlic and stir it around. Cook the chicken about four minutes, turning the pieces often in the butter.
• Sprinkle the flour over all, turning the pieces so that they are evenly coated. Add the vermouth, chicken broth, bay leaf and thyme. Cover and cook over moderate heat about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring two batches of water to the boil for the carrots and leeks. Drop the carrots into one batch, the leeks in the other. Let the carrots simmer about one minute and drain. Let the leeks simmer about four minutes.
• When the chicken has cooked for a total of 30 minutes (start to finish), add the carrots, leeks and cream. Let simmer about two minutes. Serve with rice.

ROASTED HERBED CHICKEN WITH VERMOUTH PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees with rack in center. Put chicken in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper. Add oil, tarragon, thyme, and parsley, and toss to coat. Transfer chicken and herbs to a 15 1/2-by-13-inch roasting pan; do not crowd. Scatter garlic in pan. Cook until chicken skin is golden and crisp and juices run clear when the thigh is pierced with a sharp knife, 45 to 50 minutes.
• Transfer chicken and garlic to a serving dish, and cover loosely with aluminum foil; set aside. Skim fat from pan with a spoon, and discard. Set roasting pan over medium-high heat on stove. Add vermouth, and cook, scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon, until reduced by about half, about 4 minutes. Stir in stock. Bring to a simmer; continue to cook until reduced by about half, about 2 minutes more. Pour through a fine sieve into a medium bowl, and discard solids. Skim fat with a spoon, and discard. Serve sauce in a gravy boat alongside chicken and garlic.