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French-style chicken with tarragon and winter vegetables
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Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
55 minutes
Total Time:
75 minutes
Impress with a succulent, flavorful whole chicken 'roast' cooked in a pressure cooker for a show-stopping Sunday dinner.
Ingredients:
  • 1.5kg whole chicken, trussed
  • 9.20 gm extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 leek, thinly sliced
  • 200g gluten-free speck, cut into thick batons
  • 6 French shallots, peeled
  • 200g button mushrooms
  • 250ml (1 cup) gluten-free chicken stock, warmed
  • 125ml (1/2 cup) white wine
  • 1 garlic bulb, unpeeled, halved
  • 1 large fresh tarragon sprig
  • 2 baby fennel bulbs, trimmed, sliced
  • 1 bunch baby carrots, peeled, trimmed
Instructions:
  • Season the chicken generously. Heat oil in a pressure cooker until sizzling. Brown the chicken on all sides for about 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
  • - Heat the electric pressure cooker on Sauté or medium-high heat. - Add leek, speck, shallots, and mushrooms, cook and stir for 10 minutes until lightly caramelized. - Nestle the chicken in the cooker among the speck mixture. - Pour in the stock, wine, garlic, and tarragon. - Seal the pressure cooker and cook on Low pressure for 30 minutes. - Turn off the heat and quick-release the pressure as per the manufacturer’s instructions. - Transfer the chicken to a serving platter, cover to keep warm.
  • Combine the fennel and carrots with the mixture in the pressure cooker. Secure the lid and cook on Low pressure for 5 minutes. Once done, turn off the heat and follow the manufacturer's instructions to release the pressure.
  • Plate the vegetables alongside the chicken and season everything. Drizzle the sauce over the vegetables.