Recipe for "chicken-wine"

NAME

     CHICKEN-WINE - Chicken in a wine sauce
     This is a very nice, simple chicken dish.

INGREDIENTS (Serves 2-3)

     1 kg      chicken pieces
     1-2        garlic cloves, chopped or pressed
     1         medium onion, chopped
     60 ml     chopped parsley
     1         medium carrot, sliced
     75 g      fresh mushrooms, sliced
     500 ml    dry red wine (young Burgundy,  California  Zinfan-
               del, Australian Shiraz, etc...)
     30 ml     cooking oil
               flour
               salt and pepper (to taste)

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Start by heating the oil in a frying  pan.   Brown
               the chopped onion and garlic for a few minutes.
          (2)  Take the chicken pieces and brown  them  with  the
               onion   and  garlic  mixture.   Brown  the  pieces
               evenly, turning often.  This should take  about  5
               minutes.
          (3)  Sprinkle a little flour  over  the  chicken.   Add
               salt and pepper if desired.
          (4)  Add the wine and  remaining  ingredients.   Reduce
               heat and simmer covered for 1 hour.

NOTES

     This dish is best served over rice.   Check  the  amount  of
     wine  in  the  pan  every  so  often.   Add a little more if
     needed.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time:  10  minutes  preparation,  1  hour
     cooking.  Precision: no need to measure.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Jeff Glasson
     Hewlett-Packard ISO, Cupertino, California
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