Two-Clucker Stew

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Flour
2 teaspoons	10ml	Paprika
2 1/2 teaspoons	12ml	Salt - divided
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
2		Chickens - cut serving pieces
3 tablespoons	45ml	Olive oil
4 tablespoons	60ml	Onions - sliced (large)
4 cups	948ml	Chicken broth
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dried basil
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dried sage
6		Celery stalks
10		Carrots (medium)
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Large fresh mushrooms
2 tablespoons	30ml	Lemon juice
2		Egg yolks
1 cup	237ml	Half-and-half

Recipe Instructions

On a piece of waxed paper, mix together the flour, paprika, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and the pepper.

Wash and dry the chicken then roll to cover in the flour mixture. Save the remainder of the flour mixture.

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet and brown the chicken pieces on both sides, in two batches. Remove to a large pot or Dutch oven.

Add more olive oil to the pan if needed, and lightly brown the onions, in two batches. Dump the cooked onions into the pot with the chicken. Moosh around with a wooden spoon, then add the broth, basil, sage and the final teaspoon of salt. Bring everything to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.

Cut each carrot into three or four hunks and add to the stew. Simmer another 20 minutes.

Clean and quarter the mushrooms. Slice the celery into 1/4-inch pieces. Add both to the stew along with the lemon juice. Cover and simmer a final 20 minutes.

Remove chicken pieces and vegetables to a platter in a warm oven.

In a medium bowl, beat together the egg yolks and half-and-half. Stir in the leftover flour mixture and keep stirring until you have a smooth paste.

Bring the liquids left in the pot to a boil. Add a cup of these pot liquids to the egg mixture, stir until smooth then pour the whole mess into the pot, stirring until the sauce begins to thicken.

Pour some of the sauce over the chicken and veggies and pass the remainder around in a large bowl.

This recipe serves eight, over split baking-powder biscuits.

Source:
Susan Wolfe on the http://www.eclix.net Food BB

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