Poulet au champagne et aux morilles

Name: Poulet au champagne et aux morilles
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Champagne
Ingredients: 4 free-range chicken legs (250 g / 9 oz each); 250 ml (1 cup) brut Champagne; 30 g (1 oz) dried morels, rehydrated; 250 ml (1 cup) crème fraîche; 2 gray shallots, finely chopped; 40 g (3 tbsp) unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour; 1 pinch of fleur de sel; 1 pinch of freshly ground pepper

Chicken with Champagne and morels

⏱ 60 minServes 4Medium520 kcal

A recipe from Le Chaudron — the cooking of France’s regions.

01 — Ingredients4 servings

4free-range chicken legs250 g (9 oz) each
250 ml (1 cup)brut Champagne
30 g (1 oz)dried morels, rehydrated
250 ml (1 cup)thick crème fraîche
2gray shallots, finely chopped
40 g (1½ oz)unsalted butter
1 tbspwheat flour
1 pinchfleur de sel (flaky sea salt)
1 pinchfreshly ground pepper

4 free-range chicken legs 250 g (9 oz) each
250 ml (1 cup) brut Champagne
30 g (1 oz) dried morels, rehydrated
250 ml (1 cup) thick crème fraîche
2 gray shallots, finely chopped
40 g (1½ oz) unsalted butter
1 tbsp wheat flour
1 pinch fleur de sel (flaky sea salt)
1 pinch freshly ground pepper

Serves 4. In the app, quantities adjust to the number of guests on their own — and the ingredients go straight to your shopping list.

02 — Equipment

1 Dutch oven with lid (28 cm / 11 in)

1 fine sieve (18 cm / 7 in)

1 flexible whisk (25 cm / 10 in)

03 — Method

Soak the morels in warm water for 30 minutes, rinse and strain the soaking water; keep it for the sauce.
Salt the chicken, dust with flour and brown in butter in a Dutch oven for 5 minutes per side.
Add the shallots and morels and cook 3 minutes, then pour in the Champagne, scraping up the browned bits.
Add 50 ml (3 tbsp) strained soaking water, cover and simmer gently for 30 minutes, turning the chicken halfway.
Keep the chicken warm, whisk the cream into the pot and reduce for 8 minutes until it coats a spoon.
Return the chicken to the sauce for 2 minutes, add pepper and serve with rice pilaf or fresh tagliatelle.