Chicken Fricassee With Fatless Mashed Potatoes

Recipe Ingredients

		For The Fricassee
2 lbs	908g / 32oz	Chicken - wings, legs, or thighs
3 tablespoons	45ml	Olive oil
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Tomatoes, red ripe - chopped
2		Garlic cloves - slivered
2		Scallions - thinly sliced
		Flour - for dredging
		Black pepper, freshly ground - to taste
		Salt - to taste
		For The Potatoes
2 lbs	908g / 32oz	Russet potatoes
		Salt - as needed
		Black pepper, freshly ground - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Dredge the chicken pieces in flour, shaking off excess. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil. Brown half the chicken until golden brown (about 15 minutes); season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Set aside and repeat with the second batch of chicken, adding more oil if necessary.

Meanwhile, toss together the chopped tomatoes, garlic, and scallions, season with salt and pepper, and set aside.

Put all the chicken back into the skillet and sprinkle the garlic, tomatoes, and scallion mixture on top and stir-fry for 1 minute or so. Cover and simmer over medium heat for 15 more minutes. Serve on top of the fatless mashed potatoes.

In a large pan, cover the potatoes with cold salted water and bring to a boil. Partially cover and cook for 30 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender. Drain and reserve the potato water.

Peel potatoes and mash them with a potato masher, ricer, or through a strainer, one potato at a time.

Reheat the mashed potatoes and moisten with the potato water until they reach the desired consistency. Season with salt and lots of freshly ground pepper. Serve with the chicken fricassee.

Source:
A PASSION FOR POTATOES by Lydie Marshall (c) 1992 - Harper Collins Publishers, New York - 248 pages - $13.00 - As reprinted in the Sep/Oct, 1992 issue of Cookbook Digest

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