Easy Hunters Chicken Recipes

HUNTER STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet; brown chicken; remove. Add bacon and saute over medium heat for about 2 minutes.
• Add onions and mushrooms and continue to saute until onions are translucent. Return chicken to skillet; sprinkle with parsley, basil, salt and pepper. Add wine and tomatoes. Cover and let simmer for 25 to 30 minutes, turning chicken once during cooking. Remove chicken from skillet and pour sauce over chicken.

HUNTER'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Oil a tray, put the chicken breasts on it and cover each one with 2 bacon rashers. Put the chicken in the oven for 20-25 mins until cooked through.
• While the chicken is cooking, fry the onion in 1 tbsp oil until golden brown and soft, then set aside. Put the potatoes in a large pan of boiling water and cook for 10-15 mins until soft. Put another smaller pan of water on the hob and bring to the boil while the potatoes are cooking. Once boiling, tip in the runner beans and carrots and cook for 8-10 mins until soft but with a little bite. Drain the potatoes and put them back in the pan with the milk and cream cheese, mash until smooth and stir though the fried onions.
• Once the chicken is cooked, pour over the BBQ sauce and scatter over the parmesan and return to the oven for 2 mins until the cheese has melted. Serve with the mash, carrots and runner beans.

CHICKEN CHASSEUR OR HUNTER'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat up your oven to 375 F. In order to make Chicken Chasseur with a crispy skin, heat up clarified butter (or a combination of butter with cooking oil) in a cast iron skillet on medium heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and once your pan is hot, add chicken (skin side down) and cook undisturbed for 6-7 minutes, until the skin is nicely browned.
• Turned the chicken over and cook for another 4-5 minutes. Transfer the chicken onto a baking sheet and place in the oven for about 15-20 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the internal temperature shows 165F.
• Once you've moved your chicken to the oven, discard all but 2 tablespoons of fat from the skillet. Add sliced mushrooms, season with salt and pepper, and cook for about 5 minutes. Then add chopped shallots and let them sweat for another few minutes.
• If using, add cognac and either flambe it or let it almost entirely cook-off. Add wine and deglaze the pan. Cook until about 1 tablespoon of liquid is left.
• Add tomatoes or tomato paste, chicken stock, and let cook for about 10-15 minutes.
• If your sauce is too liquidy, combine 1-2 tablespoons of either Wondra flour or all-purpose flour with a 1/2 cup of water, mix well (until smooth) and add to the sauce to thicken it up. Cook for another 2 minutes.
• Adjust seasoning, add salt and pepper as needed. Once the sauce has the right consistency, turn it off and add 2 tablespoons of cold butter and let it melt into the sauce (Tip: once you've added butter, then you cannot reduce the sauce more as the butter would break);
• Chop tarragon and parsley. Remove the chicken from the oven. Then for serving, you can either put the chicken back into the pan and sprinkle everything with herbs and serve it family style, or you plate the chicken and drench in your sauce, then sprinkle with herbs. Serve with mashed potatoes or egg noodles. Enjoy!

CHICKEN CHASSEUR AKA HUNTERS CHICKEN

Steps:

• Dredge the chicken thighs in flour seasoned with sea salt and black pepper
• Add the olive oil to a large saute pan over high heat. When the oil is hot, carefully place the chicken skin side down and allow it to sear and brown nicely. *If your pan cooks unevenly (like mine) rotate the thighs halfway without turning over to get the top of the skin fully browned.
• When the chicken has browned nicely turn the thighs over and cook for another 2 minutes. Then remove from the pan until the sauce has been made.*If there is a lot of residue from frying the thighs, dump the oil and start with a clean pan
• Add the shallots, garlic mushrooms to the pan and saute for 5 minutes until the mushrooms have cooked. Don't let the garlic or shallots burn.*add more oil if needed
• Deglaze the pan with the wine and marsala.
• Add the tomato paste, chicken stock, beef stock, and tarragon to the pan. Bring to a boil, then add in the cream. Allow the mixture to cook for another 1-2 minutes.
• Add the browned chicken thighs to the pan, leaving the tops exposed. Reduce the heat to simmer, cover and cook for 45 minutes.
• If the sauce isn't thick enough allow it to reduce a little longer. If the sauce is too thick add a little water.Garnish with chopped parsley.
• Serve with roasted potatoes or your favorite side dishes.

CLASSIC HUNTER'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan) mark 6 and line a baking tray with foil. Wrap 2 bacon rashers around each chicken breast, overlapping them slightly. Put the wrapped chicken breasts on the prepared baking tray and cook in the oven for 25-30min, until chicken is cooked through.
• Meanwhile, mix both cheeses together in a small bowl, set aside.
• Remove chicken from oven. Spread 1/2tbsp barbecue sauce on each chicken breast and sprinkle over the cheese. Return to the oven for 5min, until the cheese has melted. Serve with mashed potato and steamed vegetables, if you like.

HUNTER'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Wrap each chicken breast with 2 slices of bacon. Place in oven proof dish. Preheat oven to 180c and then put in the oven for 30 minutes.
• While waiting for the chicken to cook mix all the Sauce ingredients into a pan and heat gently for 5 minutes. After the 30 minutes coat the chicken in the sauce and put back in the oven for 5 minutes. Top with the cheese and put back in oven until cheese has melted (cooking times of chicken will vary dependant on size and thickness of bacon, make sure you see the juices running clear or checked it is cooked in the centre before serving).
• Serve with a Salad.

CHICKEN CHASSEUR (HUNTER-STYLE CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Season chicken pieces on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat a few tablespoons of clarified butter in a Dutch oven over high heat. Place chicken in skin side down and cook until golden brown. Turn the chicken over and brown the other side. Remove chicken to a baking sheet and bake in the oven until just cooked through, about 12 to 15 minutes.
• Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the fat from the pan. Add the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper, and saute until golden brown. Add the shallots and cook for 30 seconds. Remove the pan from the heat and add the Cognac and cook until completely reduced. Add the wine and cook until completely reduced. Add the stock and tomato and bring to a simmer. Cook until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon ("nappe") and then swirl in the butter ("monter au beurre"). Once the butter is added, the sauce can not be further reduced because it will break. Season with salt and pepper and stir in the tarragon and chervil.
• Remove the chicken from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes. Remove the breastbone from the breast. Cut each breast into 2 even pieces on the bias. Cut the legs into 2 pieces at the joint and on the bias and remove the thighbones. Serve 1 leg piece and 1 breast piece. Make sure only 1 piece contains a bone. Serve on hot plates, napped with the sauce.

HUNTER'S CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Sprinkle the chicken with salt, pepper, and thyme.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet or sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook, turning, to brown on all sides.
• Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside. Leave about 1 tablespoon of the oil in the skillet and add the onion and mushrooms. Sauté, stirring, until mushrooms are tender.
• Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute longer. Add the wine and bring to a simmer. Simmer until tender.
• Add the tomatoes and chicken broth , then return the chicken to the pan. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove the cover and continue cooking for 5 to 10 minutes longer.
• Arrange the chicken on a platter, sprinkle with chopped parsley, and serve with oven-roasted or baked potatoes or noodles.

EASY HUNTER'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pre heat your oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and add the shallots and garlic and cook on a low heat for 3-4 minutes until softened.
• Add the chicken breasts and cook for 5-6 minutes each side.
• Add the BBQ sauce and passata and mix well.
• Top with the bacon.
• Add the cheese.
• Put in the oven for 12-15 minutes, until the bacon and chicken is cooked through and the cheese is melted.