Roasted Chicken with Porcini Gravy
Porcini mushrooms add incredible richness and body to chicken gravy.
INGREDIENTS
- ½ oz Dried Porcini Mushrooms
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp chopped Onion
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 2 tbsp Flour
- ½ cup White Wine
- 1 skin-on Chicken Breast per person
- 2 Garlic Cloves, crushed with the skin on
- 4 sprigs of fresh Thyme
DIRECTIONS
1
Simmer the dried porcinis in 2 cups of water with the sugar, salt, and soy sauce for 20 minutes.
2
Pan roast the chicken with the garlic, thyme, and butter. Remove the cooked breasts and let them rest, covered, while you make the gravy.
3
Sauté the onions in the chicken pan. Once they have browned, add the flour.
4
Cook the flour, stirring frequently, for two minutes.
5
Add the white wine, and simmer the mixture until you can just barely smell the alcohol (about 2 minutes).
6
Add the mushroom liquid & mushrooms. Simmer until thickened.
7
Taste the gravy & season with salt & pepper as desired. Serve with the chicken and mashed potatoes.