Name: French Style Chicken in Wine
Ingredients: 1 (3-pound) chicken, cut up; 1 onion, sliced; 1 carrot, sliced; 3 tablespoon flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 4 slices bacon; 1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced; 1 cup red wine; 1 clove garlic, minced; 2 teaspoon minced parsley; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh basil OR 1/2 teaspoon dry basil; 1 small bay leaf; 1 (1-pound) can white onions, drained; 1/4 cup brandy

French Style Chicken in Wine

Cooking MethodPressure Cooker

Ingredients

1 (3-pound) chicken, cut up
1 onion, sliced
1 carrot, sliced
3 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 slices bacon
1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced
1 cup red wine
1 clove garlic, minced
2 teaspoons minced parsley
1 teaspoon chopped fresh basil OR 1/2 teaspoon dry basil
1 small bay leaf
1 (1-pound) can white onions, drained
1/4 cup brandy

Instructions

Makes 4 to 6 servings.. Coat chicken, onion, and carrot in mixture of flour, salt, and pepper; set aside. Fry bacon in a 4- or 6-quart Presto pressure cooker until crisp; remove, crumble, and set aside. Saute mushrooms in bacon drippings; remove and set aside. Brown chicken a few pieces at a time; set aside. Brown onions and carrots. Return all chicken to pressure cooker along with onions and carrots. Combine wine, garlic, parsley, basil, and bay leaf; pour over chicken. Close pressure cooker cover securely. Place pressure regulator on vent pipe. Cook for 8 minutes, at 15 pounds pressure, with regulator rocking slowly. Cool pressure cooker at once. Remove chicken and vegetables to a warm dish. Add mushrooms and canned onions to liquid and simmer until heated through; thicken if necessary. Add brandy and bacon; heat. Pour sauce over chicken and vegetables.