Chicken Pieces, Hunter's Sauce
From: Gisele, Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
Comments: Hunter's sauce can also be called 'Chasseur' Sauce.
Either use chicken thighs or breasts.
If you do not have any beef broth on hand, use 1 cup [250 mL] hot boiling water and 1 cube beef broth concentrate, well mixed together.
Serve along with rice and vegetables.
Servings: 4
IngredientsPreparation
  • 1 [28-ounce / 796-mL] can tomatoes, drained and chopped
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] tomato paste
  • 1 cup [250 mL] beef broth
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] chopped parsley
  • 1 [3 1/2-pound / 1.6-kg] chicken, cut into 8 parts
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] oil
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] butter
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed and minced
  • 1/2 cup [125 mL] dry white wine
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] cold water
  • Into an oven-proof casserole, thoroughly mix together tomatoes, tomato paste, beef broth and parsley.
  • Skin and remove excess fat from chicken pieces.
  • Into a frypan, mix together oil and butter; heat over medium heat.
  • Brown chicken pieces for a few mintues on each side; salt and pepper.
  • Remove chicken pieces from frypan; transfer into casserole.
  • Add chopped onion and minced garlic to frypan; cook for a few minutes, until translucent.
  • Stir in dry white wine.
  • Transfer into casserole.
  • Cover and bake into a preheated 350°F [180°C] oven, for 1 hour 10 minutes.
  • Mix together cornstach and cold water.
  • Remove casserole from oven and transfer chicken pieces onto a serving plate; keep warm.
  • Over medium, heat casserole mixture until really hot.
  • Stir in cornstarch/water mixture; thoroughly mix.
  • To serve, pour sauce over warm chicken pieces.
  • Serve.