Braised Chicken with Scallion Purée

Name: Braised Chicken with Scallion Purée
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 2 tsp. vegetable oil; 1 chicken, cut into 4 pieces; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 5 bunches scallions, trimmed and thickly sliced; 1 ⁄ 3 cup white wine; 3 cups chicken stock; 2 russet potatoes, peeled and quartered; 2 tbsp. heavy cream

Serves
serves 4

JAMES BAIGRIE

This recipe is adapted from one appearing in The Cook and the Gardener by Amanda Hesser (W. W. Norton & Company, 1999).

Ingredients

2 tsp. vegetable oil
1 chicken, cut into 4 pieces
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
5 bunches scallions, trimmed and thickly sliced
¹⁄₃ cup white wine
3 cups chicken stock
2 russet potatoes, peeled and quartered
2 tbsp. heavy cream

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Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper, and cook, skin side down, until golden, about 5 minutes. Turn chicken, add two-thirds of the scallions, and brown chicken on other side, about 3 minutes. Transfer chicken to a platter.

Step 2

Continue to cook scallions until just soft, 1-2 minutes more. Add wine, scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon, and reduce by half. Return chicken to skillet, and add stock and potatoes. Reduce heat to medium-low, and braise, partially covered, until chicken is cooked through, about 50 minutes.

Step 3

Transfer chicken to a platter, and loosely cover with foil. Strain braising liquid into a small bowl. Transfer potatoes and scallions to a medium bowl. Return braising liquid to skillet, and reduce by half over high heat. Add remaining scallions, and cook for 30 seconds. Mash reserved potatoes and scallions with a fork; then stir in heavy cream. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Step 4

Put potatoes on a serving platter, arrange chicken over potatoes, and spoon scallions over chicken.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper, and cook, skin side down, until golden, about 5 minutes. Turn chicken, add two-thirds of the scallions, and brown chicken on other side, about 3 minutes. Transfer chicken to a platter.
Continue to cook scallions until just soft, 1-2 minutes more. Add wine, scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon, and reduce by half. Return chicken to skillet, and add stock and potatoes. Reduce heat to medium-low, and braise, partially covered, until chicken is cooked through, about 50 minutes.
Transfer chicken to a platter, and loosely cover with foil. Strain braising liquid into a small bowl. Transfer potatoes and scallions to a medium bowl. Return braising liquid to skillet, and reduce by half over high heat. Add remaining scallions, and cook for 30 seconds. Mash reserved potatoes and scallions with a fork; then stir in heavy cream. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Put potatoes on a serving platter, arrange chicken over potatoes, and spoon scallions over chicken.