Norwegian Chicken

Hope you like this dish I  found  this in an old cook book so I thought I would share it with you.

Ingredients

4 Chicken Breasts
salt and  black pepper
75 grams of Butter
A Large Glass of Brandy
a Large class of Red wine
100g of Streak bacon , diced
100g of shallots
250 ml of chicken stock
2 bay leaves
1 sprig of thyme
225g of Mushrooms
2 garlic cloves peeled
handful of chopped fresh parsley

Method

1) Season the chicken breasts and cook in a knob  of butter 5 minutes each side.
2) Add the brandy and  ignite it and cook for a few moments until the flames die down.
3) Remove the chicken and deglaze the pan with the red wine
4) In another saucepan cook the bacon , then add the onion  and cook until browned.
5) Add the chicken , the chicken stock and red wine pan juices. Throw in the bay leaves and the thyme and bring to the boil , then reduce  the heat to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes.
6) Just before serving fry the mushrooms and garlic in  the remaining butter for 4 minutes and  season with salt and pepper and garnish with  Parsley.


Mushroom side dish


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