Serves 4

1.50 kg Roasting chicken

1,5 kg roasting chicken; 30 g butter; 1 onion, finely chopped; 4 teaspoons tomato concentrate, 250 ml chicken stock; salt and freshly ground block pepper to taste; bouquet garni; 1 teaspoon cornflour; 250 g button mushrooms, cooked; 50 g cooked ham, shredded; chopped parsley. Serves 4. Brown the chicken all over in butter in a flameproof casserole. Add the onion and continue to cook until it is golden brown. Blend in the tomato concentrate with the stock and seasonings and bring to the boil. Cover the casserole tightly and cook slowly on top of the stove or in a 180 deg C oven tor 50 - 60 minutes or until the chicken is tender. Take out the chicken and carve into neat joints. Meanwhile. thicken the sauce in the casserole with cornflour mixed to a paste with 1 tablespoon water. Boil up the sauce while adding mushrooms and ham and chicken pieces. Sprinkle with chopped parsley just before serving.
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Entered	2019-02-02
Updated	2020-12-22

Made by David Alexander Young 2005-2024. Programme updated 2nd May, 2022, 09:19