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  • Опубликовано: 10 ноя 2022
  • This is my favorite version of the comforting, classic French dish of chicken, which is browned, and then stewed in a super savory, creamy sauce flavored with mushrooms, and white wine. This is a must-make for any serious home cook. Enjoy!
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  • @thiagodmxtube
    @thiagodmxtube Год назад +580

    Best cooking channel on RUclips.

  • @larrymcclure3842
    @larrymcclure3842 Год назад +382

    Chef John is 100% right about where I first heard the term fricassee.

    • @matthewlawton9241
      @matthewlawton9241 Год назад +23

      Fwicassee

    • @void.reality
      @void.reality Год назад +44

      I'm not a stewin wabbit, I'm a fwicasseeing wabbit. Also the first time I'd heard of succotash thanks to Sylvester.

    • @CantankerousDave
      @CantankerousDave Год назад +24

      Next he should do Hasenpfeffer to keep the theme going.

    • @secretforreddit
      @secretforreddit Год назад +12

      I'm probably 35 years younger than Chef John and it was the place I first heard the term, too! My parents made sure I was well acquainted with Bugs and the gang from a young age.

    • @DSteinman
      @DSteinman Год назад +10

      I'm a millennial and yup bugs bunny

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    @samijust8689 5 дней назад +1

    My life would not be the same without Chef John!

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    @Dr._Klopek Год назад +104

    I love how you don’t always give absolute reasons for something: “I don’t know if this does anything, but it feels right”. Best way to cook

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      @rq9622 Год назад +2

      cooking certainly is intuition

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    @marcmoretti2502 Год назад +145

    I've been watching your videos for over 10 years now. You helped me to understand the foundations of cooking in general and I wouldn't be half the cook I am today without your tips. Your channel is basically free culinary school with a side of Dad jokes. Thank you for all that you do!

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      @scasey1960 Год назад +1

      I agree!!

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      @hugosmith6776 Год назад +1

      me2

    • @josephdominics5935
      @josephdominics5935 Год назад +1

      I agree. This dish is a smash Hit along with many others. I have learned so much watching this channel. My wife told me that this dish tastes like it came straight from her fine restaurant. 😎

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      @campy3888 Год назад +3

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      @eenayeah Год назад +1

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  • @afghansoffthehook542
    @afghansoffthehook542 Год назад +5

    You're speaking cadence drives me up a wall. But I love watching your show anyway. You make cooking enjoyable thank you. And yes, my first introduction to chicken fricassee was definitely bugs Bunny 🤣

  • @Rashelle.
    @Rashelle. 11 месяцев назад +19

    Ingredients:
    6 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
    2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
    1 tablespoon vegetable oil
    2 cups thickly sliced fresh mushrooms
    1 cup diced yellow onion
    ½ cup sliced shallots (Optional)
    2 cloves garlic, minced
    ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    1 pinch cayenne
    2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
    1 ½ cups white wine
    6 sprigs thyme
    1 cup chicken broth
    ½ cup heavy cream
    Directions:
    Season chicken thighs with salt on both sides.
    Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and place chicken skin-side-down into the hot oil. Cook until there is a good sear and fat is rendered, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook the other side until seared as well, about 2 minutes. Set aside.
    Leave 2 tablespoons of the rendered fat in the pan and add sliced mushrooms. Cook until browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Add onion, shallots, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Season with pepper and cayenne and stir in flour to thicken the mixture, about 1 minute.
    Pour in white wine and cook, stirring, until alcohol has evaporated. Raise the heat to high and keep cooking until sauce has reduced to half, 3 to 5 minutes.
    Add chicken broth, thyme, and bay leaf and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-lo and add chicken and any accumulated juices back into the skillet, skin side up. Cover and simmer gently for 45 minutes, turning over thighs halfway through.
    Remove lid and turn thighs back to skin side up. Continue to simmer uncovered, basting occasionally, until chicken is tender and sauce reduces even more. If the pan gets dry before the chicken is tender, add some more water or broth.
    Add cream and simmer until sauce reaches desired thickness. Heat can be raised to medium to reduce cream faster if chicken is already tender. Sauce can be served thin and runny, or reduced to a thick sauce. Sprinkle with fresh thyme and serve.
    Nutrition Facts:
    (per serving)
    Calories 407
    Fat 27g
    Carbs 7g
    Protein 22g

  • @AlexiLaihoFan
    @AlexiLaihoFan Год назад +32

    My mom makes my grandma's recipe which she brought over to California with her from her home of New Orleans. She batters the chicken and shallow fries it. Also uses minced celery. I always knew that "grand mama's stew chicken" was French inspired since she was from Louisiana but I had no idea that it was Fricassee haha. This is a wonderful video and it brings me back to my childhood. I've got my chicken on a low simmer in the sauce as we speak. Cheers chef John, and thank you for all of the joy you've brought to my kitchen!

  • @SS4Xani
    @SS4Xani Год назад +10

    "We paid for those juices! And, darn it, we're gonna use 'em!" - Chef John Mitzewich 2022

  • @enesirik5850
    @enesirik5850 Год назад +135

    Love this Channel so much. You never changed your content. Always good recipes and kept it that way. Thank you Chef John. The only real cooking channel ! Hope we have you for lot longer time on youtube.

  • @rem05033
    @rem05033 Год назад +44

    Chef John, you are the kind of teacher that inspires students. That is very rare. Thanks for making me better at cooking.

  • @710LENNY
    @710LENNY Год назад +7

    SAVE THE CHICKEN FAT FOR GRILLED CHEESE? The man is a genius. I think I would also like to saute sliced mushrooms as well to add to the cheese in the middle, and then grill the sandwich, maybe with a sprig of thyme in the pan as well. We can have the fricassee tomorrow.

  • @allfields
    @allfields Год назад +4

    Chicken fricassee and mashed potatoes is my favourite thing to eat

  • @58borges1
    @58borges1 5 дней назад

    Although I didn’t have yellow onions or cream, this dish was delicious! Thank you for your amazing recipes, and for turning us into 55% better chefs.

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    @Curts_C10 Месяц назад

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  • @oneprinceofamber1
    @oneprinceofamber1 Год назад +5

    The white wine version of Coq au Vin

  • @Ottawa411
    @Ottawa411 Год назад +8

    Chicken thighs are so forgiving that a size difference isn't quite as big an issue as it is with chicken breast. Great recipe video.

  • @Tostky
    @Tostky Год назад +2

    I've stopped learning anything years ago, but I keep watching because I want to see how it turns out.

  • @JamesCAsphalt8
    @JamesCAsphalt8 Год назад

    Basting the hot liquid over chicken is therapeutic. So is listening to Chef John! And in the Chef John tradition, "don't as me why, it just is."

  • @joeclark7298
    @joeclark7298 Год назад +2

    We love you, Chef John!

  • @IslenoGutierrez
    @IslenoGutierrez Год назад +3

    This is the French fricassée de volaille à l'ancienne. Quite delicious. There is also a south Louisiana version that uses onion, celery and bell pepper and a brown roux gravy served over white rice.

    • @MeauxSTTDB
      @MeauxSTTDB Год назад

      He’s doing it all wrong lol fricassee is a stew which uses a roux base

    • @IslenoGutierrez
      @IslenoGutierrez Год назад

      @@MeauxSTTDB He’s doing it right. It’s the French version, not the Louisiana version. In the Louisiana version you make a roux and brown the roux before adding the aromatic vegetables and cream is never used (although some Louisiana families add a scoop of sour cream when it’s finished while many do not). In the French version, you sprinkle flour into your aromatic vegetables after they are wilted and cook it for a minute or so before adding cream.

    • @MeauxSTTDB
      @MeauxSTTDB Год назад +1

      @@IslenoGutierrez lol thanks for informing me on that, I was like whoa whoa whoa he’s doing it all wrong lol

    • @IslenoGutierrez
      @IslenoGutierrez Год назад

      @@MeauxSTTDB It’s understandable. Did you know Louisiana fricassée derived from French fricassée?

    • @MeauxSTTDB
      @MeauxSTTDB Год назад

      @@IslenoGutierrez I’m from south Louisiana and both my parents are cajun. I guess they did the same thing with food as they did with language, took it and put their own spin on it(Cajun French). I never had French food and never really thought about it lol. Once I got in my 20s and traveled around the states some I figured out that we cook a lot different than every other state.

  • @paulaoyedele2081
    @paulaoyedele2081 Год назад +7

    Love it when mushrooms are cooked first before onions/shallots are added.
    People who cook onions first are missing out on the extra mushroom flavor.
    I even fry them until crispy... soooooo good.

    • @vattmann1387
      @vattmann1387 Год назад

      Nice, you can't go wrong with that style mushrooms and onions on some good fresh toasted bread with butter :)

  • @lbourrou
    @lbourrou Год назад +3

    It's free-ka-say, dear Chef John.
    Now to get the perfect sound it's not really "say" but definitly the "se" in Serendipity.

  • @mattg8888
    @mattg8888 Год назад +1

    Intersting. In Germany, we cook a whole chicken (or parts) and then use the fresh chicken stock to make a creamy sauce like a bechamel with mushrooms and then put small pieces of the cooked chicken in there.
    This looks like a very good alternative.

  • @colepdx187
    @colepdx187 Год назад +10

    🐰It's duck season.

  • @blueridgepics
    @blueridgepics 10 месяцев назад +1

    The show that never disappoints. The music, chef John's voice and humour and the great recipes and easy instructions. Thank you!!!

  • @kazzuo32
    @kazzuo32 Год назад +34

    This is soo interesting I always thought this was a puertorican dish, but here is done with potatoes instead of mushrooms and red wine. But it make sense in the 17h there was a big French community in PR and ingredients may be different due availability, and since is been made for soo long people recognized as their own with their own ingredients.
    This is soo great, love this videos.❤️❤️🧡💛

    • @buckybarnes3803
      @buckybarnes3803 Год назад +2

      Typically European French would use white wine with chicken and red wine with red meat like in a beef burgundy dish. I like your idea of potatoes, I think I might try it with potatoes and mushrooms together and go with the white wine, since that's what I have

    • @kazzuo32
      @kazzuo32 Год назад +1

      @@buckybarnes3803 let me know if you like it. 😊

    • @BatCaveOz
      @BatCaveOz Год назад +3

      @@buckybarnes3803 "Coq au vin" (arguably the most famous of all French dishes) is made with chicken and red wine.

    • @AMRELMAR
      @AMRELMAR Год назад +1

      Yes those was my first thought

  • @falbudna935
    @falbudna935 Год назад +19

    Thanks Chef John! I have some thighs in the fridge I can’t decide what to do with… now I do! Also, hearing the words “Chicken Fricasse” makes me think of the buffet scene from Fargo where the deputy asks Margie “How’s the Fricassee?”

  • @deeparks3112
    @deeparks3112 Год назад +4

    "wascally wabbit" okay you monster you! Easy now Chef J... You've brought back memories of Grandad harvesting the friendly bunnies he kept and stewing them into a very tasty dish.

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    @bradyjones8263 Год назад

    you cant help but like this guy

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    @davidulrichldj6140 Год назад +1

    Every recipe I try - works!!! I just wish chef would speak to us like he does around his own table. The “presentation voice” inflection drives me CRAZY. Wife makes me listen with headphones….oh well. Worth it

  • @GrogMindwhip
    @GrogMindwhip Год назад +18

    I like how your videos manage to both feel very precise and improvised at the same time. Kudos!

  • @lunabelle7913
    @lunabelle7913 Год назад +3

    Beyond desserts, I've never really had French cuisine before. I just made this recipe after watching the video and legit almost cried at the first bite. Thanks for making it so easy :D

  • @norwegianguy9480
    @norwegianguy9480 Год назад +3

    Looks amazing! I'm making it!

  • @skiprope536
    @skiprope536 Год назад

    Bravo as always. TY chef.

  • @clayz1
    @clayz1 Год назад +1

    That looks sooooooooo good. So good.

  • @diveanddine
    @diveanddine Год назад +9

    Dear Chef John. I still to this day make your blueberry bread pudding and am grateful for your endless list of delicious dishes 😊

    • @jackbits6397
      @jackbits6397 Год назад +1

      Because of Chef John I have at least 10 things I make regularly or have adapted using his techniques. After years of watching I feel like I did an online cooking school.

  • @shellymoreton9814
    @shellymoreton9814 Год назад +6

    Looks like I will be breaking my "no skin no fat" rule. This looks delicious!

    • @glennnickey3160
      @glennnickey3160 11 месяцев назад

      I usually compromise trim the excess skin and fat.

  • @SkyWolfSkydive
    @SkyWolfSkydive 8 месяцев назад

    EXCELLENT DISH CHEF!!!!! Thanks a million!

  • @joefleischmann
    @joefleischmann Год назад +10

    Chef John, this was awesome. I've made it twice. Can't wait to serve this for my three meat eating grandsons!

  • @woofljh
    @woofljh Год назад +2

    Thank you Chef John! This is one I’m definitely going to make this week!

  • @AquaCulinarius
    @AquaCulinarius Год назад +21

    This looks like one of your recipes that you dont forget, that got me really into cooking. I look forward to making this one.

  • @laurabenson1278
    @laurabenson1278 Год назад

    That looks amazing. I'm definitely going to make this recipe.

  • @lawaincooley6788
    @lawaincooley6788 Год назад

    My family and friends LOVE this !!!!!! Sooo goood!!!!

  • @incredulousd9408
    @incredulousd9408 Год назад

    That looks absolutely incredible

  • @ninam3255
    @ninam3255 Год назад

    Fabulous 💕💕💕 thank you… making this tonight!

  • @Improveng1
    @Improveng1 Год назад

    Looks absolutely incredible Chef John. Will definetly be cooking it tonight. Thank you sir.

  • @mochalattemiss
    @mochalattemiss Год назад

    I LOVE this guy!

  • @baritonebroker
    @baritonebroker Год назад +3

    Mashed potatoes perfectly pair with this, wow. The next level, past the right ingredients technique and you, Chef John explained mushrooms perfectly

    • @linebrunelle1004
      @linebrunelle1004 Год назад

      I like to boil my potatoes drain and add them to the fricassee 15 minutes before serving 🙂

    • @jred5153
      @jred5153 Год назад

      Or fondant potatoes!

  • @stianaslaksen5799
    @stianaslaksen5799 Год назад

    This looks so delicious. I'll definitely be making this soon.

  • @opwave79
    @opwave79 Год назад +1

    Love these one pan dinners! I’m adding this to my chicken rotation.

  • @vitorsilveirafigueiredo4306
    @vitorsilveirafigueiredo4306 Год назад

    What a beautiful skillet!!!!

  • @plainOldFool
    @plainOldFool Год назад +1

    Hey Chef John, I don't know why I took so long to start listening to your podcast but it is prenominal. You and Andrew are a joy to listen to!

  • @idanceforpennies281
    @idanceforpennies281 Год назад

    Amazing recipe. The best.

  • @kathyo1811
    @kathyo1811 Год назад +16

    This was the first time I saw the chicken browned, it makes the dish so much more appetizing, thanks for your great videos, Chef John!

  • @Mopartoolman
    @Mopartoolman 10 месяцев назад

    I just made this tonight and it is amazingly delicious. Thanks, Chef John!

  • @iriasky
    @iriasky Год назад

    Wow! Looks so good.

  • @judithmatthews8460
    @judithmatthews8460 Год назад

    Chef John 👏the number of chefs on the internet who add meat to cold oil in a pan. My mother would have a fit!! Your instructions are so good. “Make them wet then make them dry”.

  • @kevinhancock2755
    @kevinhancock2755 Год назад

    Dude ur my hero! This totally brought me back to my childhood watching Bugs Bunny! Why the heck don’t you have a show on a major TV network? You’re 10000x’s better than these smoke-show celebrity chefs!

  • @staninjapan07
    @staninjapan07 7 месяцев назад

    what a great looking dish thanks a lot

  • @cherylb10
    @cherylb10 Год назад +1

    Looks yummy. I would love some

  • @kangzau1006
    @kangzau1006 Год назад

    I love the cadence (& humor) of chef John's directions

  • @nidiagonzalez8470
    @nidiagonzalez8470 Год назад

    Amazing chef, thanks

  • @lordofnothing255
    @lordofnothing255 Год назад

    That looked so good.

  • @erichalpenny
    @erichalpenny 3 месяца назад

    Making this tonight. I love chef John and so does my family.

  • @es330td
    @es330td Год назад +3

    Made this for dinner tonight. It was awesome. Thank you so much.

  • @richardgraham7412
    @richardgraham7412 Год назад

    And as always....Thank You!

  • @seven_hundred-seven_hundred
    @seven_hundred-seven_hundred Год назад

    Very nice. Thank you.

  • @1995Pie
    @1995Pie Год назад +2

    as a german when i hear chicken fricassee i think about i chicken, pea's, carotts, asparagus and sometimes mushrooms in white creamy sauce over some rice

    • @1995Pie
      @1995Pie Год назад

      i dont trust this D:

  • @davidwootton683
    @davidwootton683 Год назад

    Yum Yum! Wonderful Sir.

  • @roseinthestorm18
    @roseinthestorm18 Год назад

    This tasted amazing, and I never would've tried it without this video! Thank you for making us all better cooks!

  • @6677srevihs
    @6677srevihs Год назад

    this is my favorite french dish, thx for the video

  • @isabeltrepatorres2362
    @isabeltrepatorres2362 Год назад

    Really amazing and delicious!!!

  • @hollandgreen7555
    @hollandgreen7555 Год назад +3

    Thank you for this recipe. I liked that cartoon. There was a time I use to eat a lot of rabbit because a neighbor raised them for meat. I ate a number of saucy rabbit dishes but never this.

  • @haroldbryant3105
    @haroldbryant3105 Год назад +8

    Looks so good. My mother used to make that all the time. So I got to try it. Thanks.

  • @2cartalkers
    @2cartalkers Год назад +5

    He always has easy, great tasting recipes.

  • @c-secofficer123
    @c-secofficer123 7 месяцев назад

    Love this channel. I’ve Chef John’s Chicago Deep Dish, and Kentucky Hot Brown multiple times for my family and they go nuts for it

  • @timmckinney2683
    @timmckinney2683 Год назад

    Going to try this dish tonight.

  • @mattc1150
    @mattc1150 Год назад

    Made this last night, delicious!

  • @michaelkramarczykjr8196
    @michaelkramarczykjr8196 Год назад +1

    Just made it. Got the bonus points for creme fraiche and everything. Not just any creme fraiche... Chef John's creme fraiche. PLUS, I served it on his holiday mashed potatoes.
    I win.

  • @drums4metal
    @drums4metal Год назад

    I am definitely doing this. It looks so delicious 😋

  • @dfertefwergwergrfgwr
    @dfertefwergwergrfgwr Год назад

    This guy is the greatest chef on the planet.

  • @janeydoe1403
    @janeydoe1403 Год назад

    Unseasonable warm weather (for us) is suddenly getting very cool. I am going to make this recipe, this weekend! Thank you, Chef John!

  • @adventurecreations3214
    @adventurecreations3214 Год назад +4

    You present great recipes with your endearing personality.

  • @secretforreddit
    @secretforreddit Год назад +10

    Chef John, ever since I first saw your technique of adding some flour to the mushrooms/aromatics in your Salisbury Steak recipe, it has completely changed my sauce-making game. It's the only way I make any sort of gravy now. I'm glad to see the technique being reprised here, and I can't wait to try this recipe!

  • @MrJason507
    @MrJason507 Год назад

    This was fantastic!

  • @Booogieman
    @Booogieman Год назад

    As always, thank you! Long time (>10 years) fan! Love you!

  • @joevespa3157
    @joevespa3157 Год назад

    Looks delicious

  • @carlinetessier5500
    @carlinetessier5500 Год назад

    Yummmy as usual Chef.

  • @mixwell12333
    @mixwell12333 Год назад +1

    Haven’t made this dish since culinary school. Maybe time to try it out again.

  • @user-in2ow8ll6p
    @user-in2ow8ll6p 5 месяцев назад

    Chef John! Who needs culinary school anymore when we have you!!! 😊 love your videos! The Food Network lost by not getting you.
    Being Cuban, I’ve done a lot of fricase in my life! Never like this though. Fricase without tomato sauce??? Mushrooms???? Looks delicious though! ❤

  • @shellyezetta5103
    @shellyezetta5103 Год назад +2

    Man I'm making this for dinner!!!😋 I'm salivating!!! Thank you Chef John!! Love all your delicious recipes!!☺️👍🔥🔥

  • @janaardweg5881
    @janaardweg5881 Год назад

    I'm literally drooling 🤤

  • @MultiGemgirl
    @MultiGemgirl Год назад

    can't wait to try this

  • @dxthnxgglesux
    @dxthnxgglesux Год назад +4

    This video brought a tear to my eye, so beautiful.

  • @Thick_Cut_Bacon
    @Thick_Cut_Bacon Год назад

    Cooking that right now….thanks Chef J!

  • @frankiewinters1255
    @frankiewinters1255 Год назад +7

    Made this today ... this recipe is an absolute winner! The only things I did differently was I just cooked the chicken skin side down and then removed the lovely crispy skin to use as a garnish (not a big fan of soggy chicken skin) . I also added a bit of worcestershire sauce and boiled and then fried some sliced potatoes (cuz I'm a bad ass like that) . I also felt I had to move everything to a stock pot because my pan was no way big enough. Once the chicken was cooked through I removed the bones too so I could scoff it down quicker

    • @jcnikoley
      @jcnikoley Год назад +4

      I have to agree about the skin. Another way you can try it is to follow John‘s directions, but don’t ever flip the chicken to skin side down once it’s in the sauce. Once the chicken goes in the sauce, transfer it to an oven at 375 for 40 minutes, it will braise from the bottom and roast from the top leaving the skin crisp, and the meat falling off the bone. The key is to make sure the level of the liquid sits below the skin. I use a stainless steel sauté pan that works perfectly.

    • @Geeksmithing
      @Geeksmithing Год назад

      @@jcnikoley I gotta try that! Thanks!

  • @jason5811
    @jason5811 Год назад

    Made it tonight - very good! I did mine in an enameled dutch oven

  • @charlesosborne8032
    @charlesosborne8032 4 месяца назад

    I made this last night - wow! One of the best chicken recipes ever!!

  • @johng.hartung1925
    @johng.hartung1925 Год назад

    Thanks for this great recipe. It was well received by our fellows.