I added a little too much port wine so my chicken bake became a drunken chicken bake! It still came out really good. Gruyère cheese is so delicious!! Next time I’ll do less wine, I added peas but It’s best to leave those out now I know, but it did go great with pasta, and I made a side of sautéed carrots too for more veggie action.
I made this yesterday and it was so delicious The dryness of the mix before you add the sauce means you have a wonderful intense flavour of the onions and mushrooms before you pour the comforting blanket of bechamel sauce all over Next time i try it I was thinking about adding some asparagus to the mix
I created a dish similar to this 4 days ago before seeing this video. There were some differences. I added wild rice with the chicken, caramelized onion, and wild mushrooms. I used fresh sage, rosemary, thyme, flat parsley, chicken stock, heavy cream, and gruyere cheese for the sauce. For the topping I used toasted bread crumbs from a stale baguette and more gruyere cheese.
Great recipe! Thank you, Stephane! I cooked this today trying to follow all the steps and techniques as described and explained - the result was absolutely fabulous! I rely fully on your taste - no carrots...Thank you for your efforts and help to open the secrets of French cooking!
Some of the best dishes aren't pretty to look at but give you exactly what you need, and that's comfort and some simplicity. I bet this would be fantastic with spatzle...maybe some roasted broccoli? Now you've made me hungry.
Thank you Stéphane! I prepared this for the family with the following alterations: shredded a medium carrot into the onions ~7/8 through cooking and cut the bechamel quantity in half. It was delicious and everyone (including my 7yo) loved it.
This would have to be one of the most flavourful recipes I've ever seen. I don't think the National Heart Foundation would approve of it really, but a small portion with lots of steamed vegetables would be wonderful! Really interesting info about the bechamel styles and methods.. Great Stephane.
I dunno, the amount of butter per serving wouldn't be too extreme, about 15g per American serving (1/4),, 10g per European (1/6)? A bit more/less than a tablespoon, most people put that on their toast frankly. And it's got milk in it! That's good, right? 😄
The photography is impecable. I was friends with a film director who did many advertising films for the food industry and I learned how you can make food look horrible very easily, so congratulations there. Now on to cooking it.
This is comfort food, this is worth all the effort. Only one minoer error, should replace the sage with loads of tarragon. Chicken in cream and tarragon go together like horse and carriage.
This was a great exercise (which is also exactly what you'll need to do after eating too much). The cheese on top at the end is a little over the top. I used gruyere. You could even go a little crazy with the cheese. I found a gruyere with truffle but will play with that the next time. I would cut the cheese down and go with some panko or fried onions to provide another texture. The taste was amazing... even boring chicken breast can be made into something special. I lightly dusted the chicken with seasoned flour before browning. Presentation is rough... so if I were making this for company, I would maybe add pre-cooked penne pasta to nice-sized individual ramekins, top with the chicken bake, bake and broil. and serve with a salad and bread.
I do like your idea(s.)Panko makes sense. Melted cheese atop the bechamel sauce is kind of redundant. Regarding the texture, maybe it would be different if we let it cool down for an hour or so and not dig-in right after if comes out of the oven. I like the ramken idea, but then, wouldn't that be more of an appetizer at that point vs. a main dish?
i tried this for dinner tonight. But when it was time for the bechemel sauce ... oops, out of milk. So I dusted the chicken, 'shrooms, and onions with a couple tablespoons of flour (singer) stirred it in until the white powder dissapeared then added a bit more port and 1-1/2 cups of cream. Brought it to a slow boil and let it simmer for 6 or 7 minutes. It was out of this world! The tastes of everything working together. Thank you so much for getting me started down this path. Now to get some milk and try again with bechemal and some gruyere
Breadcrumbs in the topping or thinly sliced potatoes layered, then add cheese on top. Creme Fraiche instead of cream works well and also works brilliantly with leftover roast chicken pieces. I'd use skinless thigh meat instead of breast but that's just a taste thing Substitute sage for fresh tarragon and port for white wine/sherry/marsala and this is a winner.
This looks really good Stephane. I'm writing down the recipe right now and updating my grocery list. I'd make some egg noodles and a nice salad to go with it. Thanks!
Lovely! I was able to cook a whole lake salmon over a wood fire in Montana! Amazing! But that fish was a gift so thank you for techniques to cook chicken / turkey! Bravo and well done :)
Pretty similar to pot pie filling, comfort food seems to be pretty universal. When I make my pot pies well there is a pie crust as well and at the bechemel part I use a mix of chicken stock and cream for the sauce, though I do add the carrots. I never thought to use port though, I may have to give that a go and it has nothing to so with giving me an excuse to open a bottle of port.
Oh wow, that is going on the shopping list! I think I'll try with some cooked and oven baked potatoes, carrots and parsnip on the side to give some bite and texture to bite into. Thank you so much for offering so much inspiration, and fabulous techniques!
I watched this video this morning and I happened to have all the ingredients except the chicken and the port wine, so I decided to make this and oh my, it is delicious! I will have it with pasta and a salad tomorrow. I am so glad I found this channel. Thank you!
Just made this dish. I made it into a lasagne, I added soured cream instead of cream. Used brandy instead of port and added nutmeg to my bechamel. Only had fresh thyme from my garden. No sage, however it still tasted great 👍🏻 Thank you for the recipe Stephane, very tasty and versatile 👍🏻
Really solid dish. I had some stale French bread that I turned into to toasted bread crumbs and sprinkled on top with the Gruyere. Served it with wild rice and sautéed asparagus.
I will safe this to make this week and eat it with tagliatelle. You could also add some bacon and instead of the cheese a puff pastry and the serve it with mashed patatoes.
You are a very good instructor. My wife will not eat this, however. She tends to like “not sauces”. She doesn’t want anything with butter, cream, milk or flour. I will make this for me, I tend to like food that’s flavorful. I need to learn the sauces. Thanks.
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That looks delicious! 😛 Sadly, I cannot eat onions but I bet it would still be delicious without them. Maybe there is something tasty I could substitute for onions? Or just leave them out and add more mushrooms. Thanks for sharing!
It's actually kind of common for renown chefs to prefer simple, honest food - cooked from the heart, enjoyed with friends and family. When I see chefs like Gordon Ramsay or Marco Pierre White, I don't even get a sense that they make anything close to the food in their restaurants at home for themselves and their family. The best kind of food shouldn't be complicated or pretentious - it should consist of simple, local flavors that is cooked extremely well.
I've seen a famous chef in my country who exclusively cook steak, mash potatoes and veggies as his comfort food. then i see pretentious judges on masterchef show chewing out contestants for daring to make steak, mash potatoes and veggies in a no rules competition. smh
I studied at Le Cordon Bleu but i am no professional or anything, i agree with that approach to cooking, i dislike people who do useless stuff like adding edible gold, make the dish a show with “molecular” techniques or gimmicks like that, i was taught to give attention to details, focus on balancing the flavors and textures giving the ingredients no matter how common or fancy the time the need to reach their max and to master the basic techniques as much as possible.
I’ve met both James Martin and Brian Turner. Both told me that they love to go to a dinner party where the host serves plain, simple food, but often their friends instead go to a huge amount of effort thinking they must serve a gourmet worthy meal. James told me all he wants is a simple shepherds pie or steak and chips as he’s cooking fancy stuff all day and wants to get away from it.
Yeah, I think the biggest difference between restaurant food and home food is comfort. Restaurants create complex and delicious experiences, but there is nothing more *comforting* for me than some meatballs and mashed potatoes, salmon pasta and simple stuff like that
Moi j'ajouterais de petites patates tranchées mince. Comme dans un gratin dauphinois. I would add thinly sliced potatoes, like in a gratin dauphinois (scalloped potatoes).
Oh, dear, dear, dear. PLEAZE find the latest news about margarine... it was a joke played by the food industry. If ever you read the recipe for making margarine you wouldn't eat it. Butter is making a comeback because IT IS SOOO MUCH HEALTHIER than margarine. It is carbohydrates that are the killer... not fats. Butter is the thing that carries vitamins into your system. My doctor told me to eat a stick of butter a day. You will multiply your food joy by 10 if you put butter on everything.
Any cheese that can make gratine... emmental, comte, cheddar, mozzarella, etc or a mix of them... And can add some stronger taste cheese as per your taste... But staying on the milder side is more appropriate as the bake mix has a lot of flavor... Need taste before adding any cheese... Especially how much flavor has been imparted by the port wine... For a crusty presentation I may choose a mix of mozarella and bread crumbs (panko), that I will add only before setting the dish for the last few minutes under the broiler...
Excellent ! J’ai fait la recette telle que présentée, sauf pour la béchamel. Je l’ai fait avec 50 % de bouillon de poulet, 50 % de lait et des champignons séchés ; j’ai chauffé le liquide et laissé le tout mariné au frais pendant environ 1 heure.
What wine can we use if we don't have Porto Wine? Also, I could not find in the store fresh or dry sage, so I used dried Provence mix which also had some sage 🙈🙈🙈.
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I added a little too much port wine so my chicken bake became a drunken chicken bake! It still came out really good. Gruyère cheese is so delicious!! Next time I’ll do less wine, I added peas but It’s best to leave those out now I know, but it did go great with pasta, and I made a side of sautéed carrots too for more veggie action.
"Onions can take a beating". You're awesome. I've learned so many simple techniques from you during the pandemic.
Mmmm a rich dish like this can be served with flat noodles too. I imagine this is the way my mother would serve it. Thanks😊
I agree completely on the carrots. Use them as a side dish if you want, but I like just the chicken, mushrooms, and onions.
I made this yesterday and it was so delicious
The dryness of the mix before you add the sauce means you have a wonderful intense flavour of the onions and mushrooms before you pour the comforting blanket of bechamel sauce all over
Next time i try it I was thinking about adding some asparagus to the mix
@French Cooking Academy You have almost no duck videos. Can we pls have some? Thanks for your nice work showing us french cuisine.
I created a dish similar to this 4 days ago before seeing this video. There were some differences. I added wild rice with the chicken, caramelized onion, and wild mushrooms. I used fresh sage, rosemary, thyme, flat parsley, chicken stock, heavy cream, and gruyere cheese for the sauce. For the topping I used toasted bread crumbs from a stale baguette and more gruyere cheese.
Cognac instead of port would probably be great. That would be sort of similar to your poulet sauté Alice (also amazing)
Lots of steps. Appreciate the explanations about why. Thank you.
Great recipe! Thank you, Stephane! I cooked this today trying to follow all the steps and techniques as described and explained - the result was absolutely fabulous! I rely fully on your taste - no carrots...Thank you for your efforts and help to open the secrets of French cooking!
Some of the best dishes aren't pretty to look at but give you exactly what you need, and that's comfort and some simplicity. I bet this would be fantastic with spatzle...maybe some roasted broccoli? Now you've made me hungry.
Could use it as a pie filling
Thank you Stéphane! I prepared this for the family with the following alterations: shredded a medium carrot into the onions ~7/8 through cooking and cut the bechamel quantity in half. It was delicious and everyone (including my 7yo) loved it.
This would have to be one of the most flavourful recipes I've ever seen. I don't think the National Heart Foundation would approve of it really, but a small portion with lots of steamed vegetables would be wonderful! Really interesting info about the bechamel styles and methods.. Great Stephane.
I dunno, the amount of butter per serving wouldn't be too extreme, about 15g per American serving (1/4),, 10g per European (1/6)? A bit more/less than a tablespoon, most people put that on their toast frankly. And it's got milk in it! That's good, right? 😄
@@KaiTenSatsuma That's right - and you wouldn't be having this every day. It would be SO delicious!
Excellent recipe. Worked perfectly with my family. Merci!
The photography is impecable. I was friends with a film director who did many advertising films for the food industry and I learned how you can make food look horrible very easily, so congratulations there. Now on to cooking it.
thank you for this very rich recipe. alas for the sweetness of some carrots, and for me there is no bechamel without a touch of nutmeg.
This looks absolutely delicious. I am going to make this for sure. 😍
This is comfort food, this is worth all the effort. Only one minoer error, should replace the sage with loads of tarragon. Chicken in cream and tarragon go together like horse and carriage.
Made it last night - great recipes, not too hard to put together, altogether awsm! Love the port flavour...
That chicken dish looks great. Cheers, Stephane!
Wow that's a hectic recipe
Very elaborate but the end product is simply amazing
I'm gonna give this a try
Looks wonderful Stephane, I'm going to make this tonight. Thank you sir.
This was a great exercise (which is also exactly what you'll need to do after eating too much). The cheese on top at the end is a little over the top. I used gruyere. You could even go a little crazy with the cheese. I found a gruyere with truffle but will play with that the next time. I would cut the cheese down and go with some panko or fried onions to provide another texture. The taste was amazing... even boring chicken breast can be made into something special. I lightly dusted the chicken with seasoned flour before browning. Presentation is rough... so if I were making this for company, I would maybe add pre-cooked penne pasta to nice-sized individual ramekins, top with the chicken bake, bake and broil. and serve with a salad and bread.
I do like your idea(s.)Panko makes sense. Melted cheese atop the bechamel sauce is kind of redundant. Regarding the texture, maybe it would be different if we let it cool down for an hour or so and not dig-in right after if comes out of the oven. I like the ramken idea, but then, wouldn't that be more of an appetizer at that point vs. a main dish?
I planned on cooking chicken breast today with green beans. This was a great recipe just in time! Thank you :)
i tried this for dinner tonight. But when it was time for the bechemel sauce ... oops, out of milk. So I dusted the chicken, 'shrooms, and onions with a couple tablespoons of flour (singer) stirred it in until the white powder dissapeared then added a bit more port and 1-1/2 cups of cream. Brought it to a slow boil and let it simmer for 6 or 7 minutes. It was out of this world! The tastes of everything working together. Thank you so much for getting me started down this path. Now to get some milk and try again with bechemal and some gruyere
My grandmother made this dish with capers, it was always perfect and delicious! Thank you very much, I'm going to make it tomorrow!
Breadcrumbs in the topping or thinly sliced potatoes layered, then add cheese on top. Creme Fraiche instead of cream works well and also works brilliantly with leftover roast chicken pieces. I'd use skinless thigh meat instead of breast but that's just a taste thing Substitute sage for fresh tarragon and port for white wine/sherry/marsala and this is a winner.
Nice.
This looks really good Stephane. I'm writing down the recipe right now and updating my grocery list. I'd make some egg noodles and a nice salad to go with it. Thanks!
Very nice! Perhaps one could do this bake in individual boats for each person.
for sure why not
Oooh! That does sound good! I will save this on the chance that our heat spell breaks and we dip below 100°. :)
Lovely! I was able to cook a whole lake salmon over a wood fire in Montana! Amazing! But that fish was a gift so thank you for techniques to cook chicken / turkey! Bravo and well done :)
Pretty similar to pot pie filling, comfort food seems to be pretty universal. When I make my pot pies well there is a pie crust as well and at the bechemel part I use a mix of chicken stock and cream for the sauce, though I do add the carrots. I never thought to use port though, I may have to give that a go and it has nothing to so with giving me an excuse to open a bottle of port.
Pot Pie 2.0!
A nice thing to try when the weather turns cooler. A beautiful autumn dish! Magnifique!
Some rosemary potato pav'e would be delish with that
And a very crisp, cold Sauvignon Blanc.
Oh wow, that is going on the shopping list! I think I'll try with some cooked and oven baked potatoes, carrots and parsnip on the side to give some bite and texture to bite into. Thank you so much for offering so much inspiration, and fabulous techniques!
formidable, I miss this kind of cooking. I have to make it myself. Mercie
It would be nice to know what specific cheese was used since it appears to be a dominant flavor.
I think it would be great as a pie filling. Serving it like a mini pie, i think would make it more presentable.
That would be an awesome base for a pie
I have a whole chicken in the fridge ready to go-merci Stephane!
I watched this video this morning and I happened to have all the ingredients except the chicken and the port wine, so I decided to make this and oh my, it is delicious! I will have it with pasta and a salad tomorrow. I am so glad I found this channel. Thank you!
I will try this - it looks extremely rich and creamy!!!
Just made this dish. I made it into a lasagne, I added soured cream instead of cream. Used brandy instead of port and added nutmeg to my bechamel. Only had fresh thyme from my garden. No sage, however it still tasted great 👍🏻 Thank you for the recipe Stephane, very tasty and versatile 👍🏻
Made it last night, but had to substitute a conventional red wine for the port. Delicious.
It is worth the time excellent dish
That’s a beautiful pan…looks like a retro le creuset. Where to buy one?
I was wondering the same. Hope he replies.
This looks delicious
What type of cheese would you recommend for the top?
Gruyere, of course.
Really solid dish. I had some stale French bread that I turned into to toasted bread crumbs and sprinkled on top with the Gruyere. Served it with wild rice and sautéed asparagus.
Sounds great!
I agree about not including the carrots.
I will safe this to make this week and eat it with tagliatelle. You could also add some bacon and instead of the cheese a puff pastry and the serve it with mashed patatoes.
Looks very tasty. I'll give it a go. How much port and cream did you put in?
i love french cooking. butter! cream! more butter!
edit: and cheese! (how could I forget the cheese!)
I’m surprised that there wasn’t any garlic in there. Plus I would think some strips of red pepper would be nice too 😊 But this looks delicious 😋
Pimp my Michelin recipe 🤓
To be honest I was thinking of garlic as well but with the fresh sage, maybe not.
Wonderful flavors. So comforting.
You could incorporate the pasta and use single portion cocottes to bake it in. That would solve the presentation dilemma.
Stephane, Bonne recette! Elle a l’air délicieuse! Mais je demande quel genre de fromage incorporez-vous dans ce plat? Un espece de gruyère? Merci.
le creuset.. le meilleur
Another great recipe 👍
Hi Steph, your dish looks mouthwatering 😋😋😋
Thanks for sharing the recipe 🙏. Love from Portugal 🇵🇹
Excellent!!!!
You are a very good instructor. My wife will not eat this, however. She tends to like “not sauces”. She doesn’t want anything with butter, cream, milk or flour. I will make this for me, I tend to like food that’s flavorful. I need to learn the sauces. Thanks.
find a new wife lol
@@alexhudson3574 Yeah, that's a deal breaker, no butter/flour/milk.. 99% of the world's food is grain/dairy...
Holy cow, where'd you meet the missis?
Hi Stephan @ French Cooking Academy This looks Delicious 😋👍👍❤️❤️ and Thank You So Much for sharing this Beautiful 🥔 Potato Bake Recipe @ French Cooking Academy 👍👍❤️❤️👍👍🥔🥔👍👍❤️❤️
But there is no potato in there …
Quelque chose que je peux faire facilement. Merci Stephane! (Sorry for my French, been years since I studied!)
Making this next week, looks so yummy
I know what we are having for dinner!
where do I find the actual recipe. I am going to make it now with pasta. thank you and how do I make a donation ?
I'm a renegade and I love carrots, so I will add the carrots.
Guerilla cheffing. I am here for it.
Looks delicious. Will definitly try it. 🤗
Oh Definitely 👍
What kind of cheese did you use?
Looks like a Gruyère to me.
That looks delicious! 😛 Sadly, I cannot eat onions but I bet it would still be delicious without them. Maybe there is something tasty I could substitute for onions? Or just leave them out and add more mushrooms. Thanks for sharing!
Many people who can’t eat onions or chives can eat leeks and garlic.
I think a thinly sliced fennel bulb would be a fabulous and fresh alternative to onions.
@@rdflo6739 Great idea.
It's actually kind of common for renown chefs to prefer simple, honest food - cooked from the heart, enjoyed with friends and family. When I see chefs like Gordon Ramsay or Marco Pierre White, I don't even get a sense that they make anything close to the food in their restaurants at home for themselves and their family. The best kind of food shouldn't be complicated or pretentious - it should consist of simple, local flavors that is cooked extremely well.
I've seen a famous chef in my country who exclusively cook steak, mash potatoes and veggies as his comfort food.
then i see pretentious judges on masterchef show chewing out contestants for daring to make steak, mash potatoes and veggies in a no rules competition. smh
I studied at Le Cordon Bleu but i am no professional or anything, i agree with that approach to cooking, i dislike people who do useless stuff like adding edible gold, make the dish a show with “molecular” techniques or gimmicks like that, i was taught to give attention to details, focus on balancing the flavors and textures giving the ingredients no matter how common or fancy the time the need to reach their max and to master the basic techniques as much as possible.
I’ve seen both Marco and Gordon cook simple family recipes, they’re not always cooking restaurant quality dishes.
I’ve met both James Martin and Brian Turner. Both told me that they love to go to a dinner party where the host serves plain, simple food, but often their friends instead go to a huge amount of effort thinking they must serve a gourmet worthy meal. James told me all he wants is a simple shepherds pie or steak and chips as he’s cooking fancy stuff all day and wants to get away from it.
Yeah, I think the biggest difference between restaurant food and home food is comfort. Restaurants create complex and delicious experiences, but there is nothing more *comforting* for me than some meatballs and mashed potatoes, salmon pasta and simple stuff like that
Beautiful
I make a similar dish with dry angel hair pasta mixed in before baking. There are never leftovers.
Stèphane, I add the cream into the bechemel while cooking
Hi . Please can you send me a link to the le crueset saute pan .
I would pair it with a bow tie pasta and some bread, let’s be real it’s not for somebody on a strict diet 😅
LOLZ
Looks grate!☺️
Thank you!
Can you make this a day ahead and bake it the next day?
It will be even better. Reheat slo w; just until hot throughout.
please do something with white tomatoes.. I have a ton from my garden
looks delish!
Moi j'ajouterais de petites patates tranchées mince. Comme dans un gratin dauphinois.
I would add thinly sliced potatoes, like in a gratin dauphinois (scalloped potatoes).
Oui , moi aussi ! Voire de petits panais juste rôtis ....😋 miam !
Impressive!
*great
that is EXACTLY what the Comfort Food Doctor ordered!!!
I love mushrooms.
Very nice technique, chef. Seems to beg for just a splash of wine. Oops! The port went right past me! 😁
Rice pilaf would be good.
Chef can I replace butter with margarine?
Margarine is killing, do some research
Yes you can, if you really have to...
You can replace the port with grape juice as well, just kidding 😁
Oh, dear, dear, dear. PLEAZE find the latest news about margarine... it was a joke played by the food industry. If ever you read the recipe for making margarine you wouldn't eat it. Butter is making a comeback because IT IS SOOO MUCH HEALTHIER than margarine. It is carbohydrates that are the killer... not fats. Butter is the thing that carries vitamins into your system. My doctor told me to eat a stick of butter a day. You will multiply your food joy by 10 if you put butter on everything.
Non! Especially for the bechamel… It’s a French dish… butter is better
Yummy!
If you don’t care for mushrooms is there a substitute? I realize you can just leave them out, but I wonder if something else will work?
Thanks
Perhaps potatoes
I'd put that in a crepe anyday. Brown the ch eese over the crepes. Hell, if you throw a can of green Chiles in there; boom! Enchiladas.
Looks good…question, what type of cheese would you recommend?
Gruyere is the usual for a mild, melty cheese.
Any cheese that can make gratine... emmental, comte, cheddar, mozzarella, etc or a mix of them... And can add some stronger taste cheese as per your taste... But staying on the milder side is more appropriate as the bake mix has a lot of flavor... Need taste before adding any cheese... Especially how much flavor has been imparted by the port wine... For a crusty presentation I may choose a mix of mozarella and bread crumbs (panko), that I will add only before setting the dish for the last few minutes under the broiler...
There is a thought process, but there's also a lot of butter, cheese and cream!
Excellent ! J’ai fait la recette telle que présentée, sauf pour la béchamel. Je l’ai fait avec 50 % de bouillon de poulet, 50 % de lait et des champignons séchés ; j’ai chauffé le liquide et laissé le tout mariné au frais pendant environ 1 heure.
What wine can we use if we don't have Porto Wine?
Also, I could not find in the store fresh or dry sage, so I used dried Provence mix which also had some sage 🙈🙈🙈.
Port is a fortified dessert wine, I’d substitute Madeira, Marsala or if you still can’t find those maybe a Sherry.
Madeira works very well with mushrooms, onion and cream and is a great veggie option especially in choux pastry or as a filling for a tart.
A good balsamic vinegar would work too.
What size baking dish was used??
It looks like an 8"x8" or 9"x9"
I almost always prefer boneless skinless chicken thighs over chicken breast.