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Chicken Marengo earned its name by being the dish created by Napoleon’s personal chef on the eve of the French victory at the battle of Marengo, Italy.

Ingredients

• 2 deboned chicken breasts
• 1 large onion
• 1 clove of garlic (crushed)

• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 cans sliced stewed tomatoes
• 8 large mushrooms (sliced)
• cayenne pepper
• salt
• black pepper
• 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon or thyme
• 8 ozs. dry sherry
• olive oil
• rice, vermicelli or similar pasta (I prefer boil-n-bag for simplicity’s sake)

How to make it

Step 1 – Brown the chicken

• Cut chicken breasts into bite size pieces.
• In a small paper bag, add flour, tarragon, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and chicken pieces.
• Shake the bag vigorously, dusting the chicken.
• In a large iron skillet, heat oil on medium-high and add chicken pieces.
• Cook until golden brown and remove the chicken for later use.

Step 2 – Making the sauce

• Using the drippings in the skillet, add minced onion, crushed garlic and sliced mushrooms.
• Simmer until onions are clear.
• Add flour then sherry, stirring frequently.
• Let simmer until sauce is of the desired consistency.

Step 3 – The end game

• In a large casserole dish, put chicken pieces and pour sauce on top.
• Pour stewed tomatoes on top of the dish.
• Sprinkle parsley on the very top and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
Serve on top of pasta or rice……

‘VIVA LA FRANCE!’ Steve D.

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