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Poule au riz sauce supreme
Poached hen with rice and suprême sauce
⏱ 120 minServes 6Medium520 kcal
A recipe from Le Chaudron — the cooking of France’s regions.
01 — Ingredients6 servings
1free-range stewing hen2.5 kg (5.5 lb)
400 g (14 oz)basmati rice
300 ml (1¼ cups)thick crème fraîche
4carrots, cut into chunks
3leeks, cut into chunks
2onions studded with cloves
30 g (1 oz)unsalted butter
30 g (1 oz)all-purpose flour
2egg yolksto thicken
1bouquet garnithyme, bay leaf, parsley
- 1 free-range stewing hen 2.5 kg (5.5 lb)
- 400 g (14 oz) basmati rice
- 300 ml (1¼ cups) thick crème fraîche
- 4 carrots, cut into chunks
- 3 leeks, cut into chunks
- 2 onions studded with cloves
- 30 g (1 oz) unsalted butter
- 30 g (1 oz) all-purpose flour
- 2 egg yolks to thicken
- 1 bouquet garni thyme, bay leaf, parsley
Quantities scaled for — some (egg, lemon, garlic…) are rounded to what’s practical.
Serves 6. In the app, quantities adjust to the number of guests on their own — and the ingredients go straight to your shopping list.
02 — Equipment
03 — Method
- Put the hen in the pot with the vegetables, clove-studded onions and bouquet garni and cover with cold water.
- Slowly bring to a simmer, skimming often, then cook covered over low heat for 1 hr 30 min.
- Meanwhile, cook the rice in some of the broth from the pot.
- Lift out the hen, bone it and cut into large pieces. Strain the broth for the sauce.
- Make the suprême sauce: cook a butter-flour roux, then whisk in 500 ml (2 cups) of broth.
- Cook for 10 minutes, whisking, then off the heat whisk in the cream and beaten yolks.
- Serve the rice topped with the chicken and plenty of hot suprême sauce.
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