Chicken A La Polly Kohen Recipes

CHICKEN A LA POLLY KOHEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat oil in large saute pan over medium-high heat.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper and sear in a large saute pan only to brown the skin not to cook through.
• Remove chicken and add the onions.
• Cook until tender, about 5 minutes, then add garlic and cook until fragrant.
• Add the chili sauce, raisins and sugar.
• Return the chicken to the skillet, skin side up and cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil then bake for 1 hour 15 minutes.
• Uncover pan, add sherry, water and fruit and bake for another 20 minutes.

CHICKEN LA BRESSE

Steps:

• Cook shrimp in boiling salted water 2 minutes. Drain and cut into scallops. Place some clarified butter in a casserole dish on the heat. Add the onion, carrot and celery. Place the chicken on the bed of vegetables. Cover and allow to steam for 1 minute. In another pan on the heat place some clarified butter, add the mushrooms (vein side up), lemon juice, water and season with salt and pepper. Allow to cook gently 4 minutes. Cover the chicken with the stock and add the basil, parsley stalks and bay leaf. Bring to the boil and then allow the chicken to poach covered for 30 minutes. Melt the butter in the saucepan and then add the flour, forming a roux. Add the liquid from the mushrooms and then strain off 1 cup of the chicken stock and add to roux. Whisk until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 10 minutes, whisking from time to time. Add the egg yolk to the sauce and then the cream. Whisk to combine and then add shrimp and mushrooms to sauce with 1 tablespoon brandy. Remove chicken from pot. Slice off thighs at ball and socket joint and then remove the skin. Trim off first leg joint. Detach the whole breast at wishbone. Press down and then lift meat off the rib cage. Cut whole breast in half. Remove skin. Lay chicken on serving dish and coat with sauce. Decorate with slices of truffle.

POLLY'S FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large bowl, soak the chicken in enough salted water to cover in the refrigerator overnight. Add about 1 tablespoon salt per cup of water. Drain the chicken and shake off the excess water. In a pie plate, mix together the flour, pepper and salt. Roll the chicken in the flour to coat. Into two 12-inch cast iron skillets, pour enough vegetable oil to come to a depth of 1 1/2 inches in each skillet. Heat over medium-high heat until very hot, 305 degrees F.
• Using tongs, carefully add the chicken pieces to the hot oil, making sure there is a lot of space between the pieces. Cook all the chicken at the same time. Cover the skillets and lower the heat to medium. After 15 minutes, the bottom sides should be brown. Turn the pieces over with the tongs, and continue to cook, covered, browning on all sides, and adjusting the heat as necessary. Remove the breast pieces after 12 minutes. All the chicken should be cooked in about 30 minutes. Transfer the chicken to paper towels to drain. Serve immediately.

ALE-SIMMERED CHICKEN WITH DRIED PLUMS

Steps:

• Trim excess fat from chicken parts and cut breasts in half so that all the pieces will cook in roughly the same amount of time. Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper. Heat vegetable oil in a large, oven-proof pot (such as a Dutch oven) over medium-high heat. Brown chicken on all sides, about 5 minutes per side, then set aside on a plate and reserve. Add the onions and garlic and cook a couple minutes to sweat them down a little. Add the ale and deglaze the bottom of the pot. Add the tomato paste and canned tomatoes and stir well until tomato paste is dissolved. Add carrots, thyme, and plums. Return the chicken to the pot along with any reserved juices. Gently submerge the chicken pieces by nestling them into liquid (this will cook them evenly without drying them out).
• Return to medium heat and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover, and continue to simmer on low for 1 1/2 hours until chicken is cooked through and starting to fall off the bone.