French-australian Chicken

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 kg whole chickens, cut into 10-12 pieces
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (or more)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper (or more)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 medium onions, sliced thinly
• 250 g mushrooms, sliced sort of thinly
• 1 1/2 cups cream
• 1/2 cup wine
• 3 tablespoons dijon mustard (or more)
• 1 tablespoon green peppercorn, chopped
• 1/4 cup parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 180 degrees centigrade.
• 2 heat butter and oil in a pan large enough to hold all the ingredients.
• 3 while the butter and oil are heating, put cut-up chicken, flour, salt and pepper in a plastic bag, and shake well to coat chicken.
• 4 brown chicken pieces in hot oil and butter for 5 minutes on each side. you'll probably need to do this in two batches.
• 5 put browned chicken in an ovenproof dish and put in the heated oven to finish cooking while you make the rest of the recipe. the chicken needs 10-20 minutes in the oven. check that juices run clear.
• 6 reheat the oil and butter.
• 7 add the onions and mushrooms to the now hot oil and butter.
• 8 when onions and mushrooms are well softened and tender, stir in the cream, wine, mustard, peppercorns and cooked chicken pieces.
• 9 heat to boiling, then turn down to a simmer. simmer for 5-10 minutes.
• 10 stir in parsley.
• 11 serve over mashed potatoes or egg noodles.