Chicken And Dill Fricassee With Sour Cream Shortcakes Recipes

SOUR CREAM 'N' DILL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in a single layer in a 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with pepper. Combine the soup, soup mix, sour cream, lemon juice, dill and mushrooms; pour over chicken. Sprinkle with paprika. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° until chicken is tender, 1 hour. If desired, serve over egg noodles and sprinkle with additional dill.

CHICKEN AND DILL FRICASSéE WITH SOUR CREAM SHORTCAKES

Steps:

• Make the shortcake biscuits
• Into a bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, the salt, and the sugar. add the dill and the shortening, and blend the mixture until it resembles meal. Stir in the sour cream and the milk and stir the mixture until it just forms a soft but sticky dough. On a floured surface roll or pat out the dough 1/2 inch thick and with a 3 1/2-inch cookie cutter cut out 6 rounds. Bake the rounds on an ungreased baking sheet in the middle of a preheated 425°F. oven for 15 to 17 minutes, or until they are golden.
• Make the fricassee
• In a skillet cook the mushrooms in 1 tablespoon of the butter over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until they give off their liquid and reserve the mixture. In a large saucepan melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter over moderate heat and in it cook the shallot until it is softened. Add the flour and cook the roux, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add the broth in a stream, stirring, and cook the mixture, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add the cream and boil the mixture, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Add the peas, the lemon juice, the salt, the dill, the chicken, the ham, the reserved mushroom mixture, and pepper to taste and simmer the mixture for 10 minutes, or until the chicken is heated through.
• Arrange a biscuit, heated and split, on each of the 6 dinner plates, spoon some of the fricassee over the bottom half, and cover it with the top half of the biscuit.

CHICKEN FRICASSéE WITH CREAMY SWEET-AND-SOUR DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Place thighs in water and bring to a boil in a 6-qt heavy pot. Skim froth frequently.
• Add thyme, bay leaf, peppercorns and 1 teaspoon salt. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add carrots, parsnips, onion, celery and garlic.
• Simmer until carrots and parsnips are tender.
• Using a slotted spoon, move carrots and parsnips to a bowl.
• Continue to cook chicken until tender, 10-15 additional minutes. Using tongs, carefully transfer chicken to a bowl.
• Strain broth through a fine sieve into another large bowl.
• Chill the broth until the fat solidifies and rises to the top. This will take between 3 or 4 hours.
• Cool chicken until cool enough to handle. Remove skin, bones and other solids and as much fatty parts of chicken as you can. Chill the chicken, carrots and parsnips until fat from the broth has solidified.
• Reserve 1/4 cup of solidified fat from broth. Melt fat in a wide 4-quart dutch oven over low heat. Add flour and cook, whisking constantly, for 2 minutes. Make sure not to brown the roux. Whisk in the chicken broth until smooth.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until reduced to about 2 1/2 cups. This should take 30 to 45 minutes or longer.
• Add milk and cream, simmer until reduced to about 3 1/2 cups, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in chicken, add potatoes and parsnips. Add remaining salt (to taste), vinegar and sugar. Stir gently being careful to not break up vegetables, until heated through. Stir in the dill and serve.

CHICKEN FRICASSéE WITH CREAMY SWEET-AND-SOUR DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring water with chicken to a boil in a wide 6-quart heavy pot, skimming froth. Add thyme sprigs, bay leaf, peppercorns, and 1 teaspoon salt, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.
• While chicken simmers, peel carrots and parsnips, then cut each carrot and parsnip crosswise into 3 equal lengths. Halve or quarter thicker pieces lengthwise so pieces are roughly the same size. Add to chicken along with onion, celery, and garlic and simmer, uncovered, until parsnips are tender, 10 to 15 minutes more. Transfer carrots and parsnips with a slotted spoon to a large bowl, then continue to simmer chicken until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer chicken with tongs to a bowl, then pour broth through a sieve into another large bowl. Let chicken and broth cool, uncovered, 15 minutes.
• Chill broth, uncovered, until fat rises to top and solidifies, about 4 hours.
• Meanwhile, tear chicken into bite-size pieces, discarding skin, bones, and remaining solids in sieve. Chill chicken with carrots and parsnips, covered, about 4 hours.
• Remove and reserve 1/4 cup solidified fat from stock. (If you have less than 1/4 cup fat, add butter.) Melt fat in a wide 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, then add flour and cook roux, stirring constantly, 3 minutes (do not brown). Stir in chicken broth. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, then reduce heat slightly and simmer briskly, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until reduced to about 2 1/2 cups, 30 to 50 minutes. Add milk and cream, then simmer until reduced to about 3 1/2 cups, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in chicken with vegetables, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste), and vinegar and sugar to taste and cook, stirring gently (avoid breaking up vegetables), until heated through. Stir in dill.