One of the vital celebrated dates on the French calendar is the14th of July — the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille in 1789, which signalled the start of the French Revolution.
It’s a day of leisurely household actions and celebrations. Within the night in Paris, a grand live performance takes place and round 11pm the sky explodes with an impressive firework show which incorporates a totally different theme annually.
I am an incredible devotee of French delicacies and the respect that the French folks have for meals. So most years my husband and I maintain a soirée — both drinks or dinner — for associates on or across the 14th of July.
Elements
Rooster
| 1 ½ | hen, jointed |
| 1½ cups | purple wine |
| 2 Tbsp every | olive oil, butter |
| 2 | center rashers bacon, finely chopped |
| 2 every | onions, carrots, finely diced |
| 2 cloves | garlic, crushed |
| To style | freshly floor black pepper and salt |
| ¾ cup | hen inventory |
| 1 Tbsp | tomato paste |
| 1 bunch | recent herbs eg parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme |
Extras
| 200g | button mushrooms |
| 8 every | child carrots, pickling-sized onions, peeled |
| 25g | butter, softened |
| 3 Tbsp | flour |
| Handful | parsley, chopped |
Instructions
- Place the hen in a shallow dish. Pour the wine over then cowl, refrigerate and marinate in a single day, turning a couple of times.
- Warmth half the oil and butter in a big non-stick frying pan. Sauté the bacon till cooked. Add the diced onions and carrots and sauté for about 5 minutes or till the onion is softened. Add the garlic. Switch to the gradual cooker
- Drain the hen – reserving the wine marinade – and pat dry. Season. Soften the remaining butter and oil. Sauté the hen till evenly colored. Place on high of the diced veges and bacon
- Add the hen inventory, reserved wine and tomato paste to the frying pan and convey to the boil. Pour over the substances within the gradual cooker. Add the herbs tied along with cooking string. Cowl and cook dinner on low for 3 hours.
- Halve the button mushrooms if massive. Add to the gradual cooker with the infant carrots and onions. Combine the butter and flour to a paste. Whisk into the gradual cooker liquid. Proceed cooking for 1-2 hours till the carrots and hen are tender. Garnish with parsley.
