====== Chicken Marengo/Chasseur ======

Recipes for Chicken Marengo and Chicken Chasseur seem to me pretty similar (see comparison table below), so I've merged various recipes into one general one, which I execute with some flexibility (often omitting mushrooms, for instance).

===== Composite recipe =====
==== 1. Sear chicken ====

  * 1 kg chicken pieces (not necessarily one chicken cut up, might be all thighs or legs)
  * <jsm>\frac{1}{4}</jsm> C (==60ml) olive oil
  * 1-2 onions or shallots (to taste)
  * 1-2 gloves of garlic, minced

Sauté chicken in olive oil to seize and brown on all sides; add onions and garlic, cook until soft but not brown. Pour off excess oil and reserve (2 Tb), especially if the chicken was fatty.

==== 2. Add seasoning ====

  * bay leaf
  * thyme, marjoram, etc. or herbes de Provence
  * 2 Tb flour

Add seasoning, sprinkle with flour, sauté lightly tossing to mix about a minute.

==== 3. Set to simmer ====

  * 1 C (250ml) tomato sauce, bouillon, or some of each

Add bouillon, tomato.  Simmer about 45 minutes, until tender. I often partially cover so it doesn't cook dry.

I may add some sliced (thin enough to cook at a simmer in 45 minutes) carrots, green olives, or both, especially if I've used mainly or only tomato paste and water for lack of bouillon (and to avoid adding a salty "bouillon cube").

==== 4. Finishing ====

  * 100-200g mushrooms
  * 1 dl (7 Tb) white wine

Cook minced mushrooms in reserved oil and wine. Add to rest, simmer 5 minutes & serve!

===== Recipes Studied =====

^ Book   ^ Cuisine pour tous ^^ BH&G ^ Tante Marie ^ Joy ^
^ Recipe ^ Chasseur ^ Marengo ^ Cacciatore((chasseur in Italian)) ^ Marengo ^ Hunter's ^
^ Chicken | 1  | 1,2 kg | 1-1,5 kg | 1 kg | 1,8 kg |
^ Bouillon | 1 dl | 2 dl | -0- | -0- | 2 dl |
^ Flour | 50 g | 40 g | -0- | -0- | 2-3 Tb |
^ White wine | 2 dl | 2 dl | 1 dl | 1 dl | 1 dl |
^ Tomatoes | 125 g | 50 g | 450 g | 4 pces. | 60 g paste |
^ Shallots | 40 g | 30 g |  |  3  |  2  |
^ Onions  |   |  |  2  |  |  |
^ Garlic cloves |  |  |  2  |  1  |  |
^ Cognac  | 1 dl |  |  |  |  |
^ Mushrooms |  |  200 g |  | 125 g |  ½ - 1 C |
^ Oil | 50 g | 2 cl ((4 tsp))  | 60 g |  60 g  |   60 g  |
^ Butter |  | 30 g ((2 Tb))  |  |  |  |
^ Herbs | tarragon  | parsley | oregano  | bouquet | bay leaf |
^       | cerfeuil? |         | bay leaf | garni   | thyme |