Chicken & Polenta

chefboylee

Prep

30 min

Cook

1 hr 30 min

4 servings

US

original

metric

Picture for Chicken & Polenta

4 servings

US

original

metric

Ingredients

Chicken

8 whole chicken thigh bone-in

32 oz chicken stock

1 cup white wine

1 cup balsamic vinegar

1 whole shallots, minced

4 clove garlic

24 oz white mushrooms

3 cup heavy cream

1 handful italian parsley

½ cup avocado oil

to taste salt

Polenta

2 cup whole milk

2 cup heavy cream

½ cup polenta

1 tbsp salt

2 tbsp butter

1 cup parmesan cheese

Tools

2 pan

1 whisk

1 spatula

Directions

Chicken

Step 1

Pat chicken dry and debone. Season both sides with salt.

32 oz chicken stock

to taste salt

Step 2

Sear chicken skin side about 7-9 mins on medium heat. Get a hard sear. Flip, cook about 2 mins other side. Remove.

Step 3

Add the bones and cook about 5 mins. Remove.

Step 4

Add white wine and scrape bottom of pan. Reduce 80% volume.

1 cup white wine

Step 5

Add chicken and bones back; cover with stock. Add vinegar and cover. Gently simmer for 40-45 mins.

1 cup balsamic vinegar

32 oz chicken stock

8 whole chicken thigh bone-in

Step 6

Once chicken is done, remove meat and strain stock.

Step 7

In a separate pan, add oil and sauté shallot and garlic for 20 seconds, don't brown.

½ cup avocado oil

1 whole shallots, minced

4 clove garlic

1 pan

Step 8

Add mushrooms and a pinch of salt. Sweat moisture out of mushrooms, about 6-8 mins. Once mushroom juice is evaporated, add heavy cream and reduce until thickened. Set aside.

24 oz white mushrooms

to taste salt

3 cup heavy cream

Step 9

Add the strained chicken stock into mushroom cream and reduce in med-high heat until thick - roughly 30 mins

32 oz chicken stock

Step 10

Add chicken back in and constantly baste. Once close to done, lower heat and add parsley.

1 handful italian parsley

Polenta

Step 1

Heat milk and heavy cream in a pan. Add salt and whisk until foaming.

2 cup whole milk

2 cup heavy cream

1 whisk

Step 2

Slowly add in polenta, whisking

½ cup polenta

1 whisk

Step 3

Set heat to medium and whisk for 7-8 mins, then once thick, switch to spatula and stir for another 5 mins.

1 whisk

1 spatula

Step 4

Set heat to low and cover with a lid. Set timer for 1 hour and 15 mins, stirring every 10 mins

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