Mirepoix Chicken Recipes

BRAISED CHICKEN BREASTS IN TASTY MIREPOIX RAGOUT

Steps:

• Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper, then dredge in flour until completely coated. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a Dutch oven and fry breasts until lightly browned, about 5 minutes on each side. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
• Add remaining tablespoon of oil to the pan and saute the onions for 2 minutes. Stir in the celery and carrots and cook for about one more minute. Season with garlic, bay leaves, thyme and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for another minute.
• Deglaze the pot with white wine, stirring until nothing is stuck to the pan, then pour in the chicken broth. Simmer for 90 minutes.
• Return the chicken breasts to the pan and simmer for an additional 30 minutes. The mixture should reduce considerably by this time so check frequently to see that the chicken is covered. Spoon baste if necessary. The ragout should have a stew like consistency when finished.

HOW TO MAKE MIREPOIX

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a frying pan over medium-low heat.
• Add the carrots and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes until slightly softened.
• Add the onion, continue cooking for 3 to 4 minutes more, then add the celery.
• Continue cooking, stirring often, until all the vegetables are tender and just beginning to turn golden around the edges.
• Season lightly with salt and pepper and remove from the heat.

SIMPLE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP WITH MISO

Steps:

• Use your hands or a knife to remove the chicken meat from the bones and chop or shred it into bite-sized pieces. Try to get as much meat off as possible, but it's fine if you don't get every bit. (Note: reserve the chicken bones - you'll use these in the broth.)
• Heat a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add olive oil and then mirepoix with salt. Saute until vegetables are nearly tender, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Stir in miso and garlic, breaking miso up a bit with the back of a spoon or spatula.
• Add reserved chicken bones, stock, and bay leaves.
• Cover with a lid and cook until the soup begins to boil. Reduce heat under the pot so that the soup stays at a low simmer. Simmer, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes to let the flavors develop.
• Remove the lid and discard chicken bones and bay leaves.
• Increase heat under the soup so that it is simmering gently.
• Stir the chopped chicken and pasta into the soup. (See note below and cook pasta separately if you're not going to eat all of the soup right away.)
• Simmer until pasta is tender (check package for timing).
• Stir lemon juice into soup. Taste the soup and, if you want to add more savory flavor / saltiness, stir in up to 2 more Tablespoons of miso.
• Stir in chopped parsley (if using) and serve.

WHITE MIREPOIX

Steps:

• Cut the vegetables into the appropriate size based on the cooking time of the dish (see note below).
• Makes just over 1 pound of mirepoix, and there should be 1 pound of mirepoix to each gallon of stock you're making (with the exception of vegetable stock, which uses 4 pounds).
• Note on vegetable cut sizes: for pork and beef use 3- inch chunks; for chicken, use large dice; for vegetable use small dice; for fish use minced.
• Beef: stock in about 15-20 hours.
• Pork: stock in about 12-15 hours.
• Chicken: stock in about 5-7 hours.
• Vegetable: stock in about 2-4 hours.
• Fish: stock in about 45 minutes.

MIREPOIX

Steps:

• Cut the vegetables into the appropriate size based on the cooking time of the dish (see note below).
• Makes 1 pound of mirepoix, and there should be 1 pound of mirepoix to each gallon of stock you're making (with the exception of vegetable stock, which uses 4 pounds).
• Note on vegetable cut sizes: for pork and beef use approx 3-inch chunks; for chicken, use large dice; for vegetable use small dice; for fish use minced.
• Beef: stock in about 15-20 hours.
• Pork: stock in about 12-15 hours.
• Chicken: stock in about 5-7 hours.
• Vegetable: stock in about 2-4 hours.
• Fish: stock in about 45 minutes.

CLASSIC CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add chicken stock and chicken thighs and breast. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 20 minutes.
• Remove chicken from pan; let stand for 10 minutes. Once cool enough to handle, remove chicken from bones and cut meat into bite-sized pieces. Discard bones - save to make chicken stock later. (See How to Make Your Own Chicken Stock)
• Add carrot, celery, onion, thyme and bay leaf to pan. Cover and bring back to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add noodles, and simmer an additional 6 minutes.
• Add chicken, salt, and black pepper; cook for 5 minutes or until noodles are done.

MIREPOIX CHICKEN

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and cook it in the skillet on the skin side to brown it and to render the fat from the skin, about 15 minutes. Turn the chicken over and cook on the bone side for about 5 minutes. Remove and reserve the chicken. Pour off all but 2 Tbs. of the fat from the pan. Add the onion, carrot, celery, and prosciutto or ham and sauté until the onion is browned and the vegetables are softened, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the wine and chicken stock to the pan and stir to combine with vegetables. Put the chicken back into the pan. Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover the skillet with a lid, and simmer the chicken in the sauce until cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pan, turn the heat to high and bring the liquid to a boil. Reduce the volume of liquid by half, about 5 minutes (or 6 to 7 minutes if you want a thicker sauce). Add the cream, stir to combine, and remove the pan from the heat. Transfer the chicken to wide soup plates; taste and season the sauce with salt and pepper if necessary and spoon it over the chicken. Sprinkle with the chopped parsley.