French chicken with new potatoes Recipe

French chicken with new potatoes Recipe

  • ½ poussin
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • ½ onion, sliced
  • 3 tbsp fresh tarragon, chopped
  • 1 tbsp fresh rosemary leaves, chopped
  • 5 tbsp white wine
  • 70ml/2½fl oz double cream
  • 150g/5¼oz cooked new potatoes
  • 3 tbsp butter, melted
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  1. Preheat the oven to 200C/390F/Gas 6.
  2. Place the poussin on baking tray and cook for 10-15 minutes, or until cooked and golden.
  3. To make the sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the onion and soften for 2-3 minutes.
  4. Add the tarragon, rosemary, white wine and cream and reduce down for 4-5 minutes.
  5. For the new potatoes, mix the new potatoes with the melted butter and season.
  6. To serve, place the poussin on a serving plate and pour over the sauce. Serve with the new potatoes.