Chicken Marengo Style (pollo Alla Marengo)

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 lbs roasting chickens, cut into serving pieces and skin removed
• 1 cup madeira wine
• 1 pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms, soaked in
• 1 cup boiling water, for 30 minutes
• 1 cup chicken stock (canned is fine)
• 1/4 cup fresh italian parsley, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 place large skillet over medium heat with olive oil.
• 2 when hot, add the chicken pieces and brown on all sides.
• 3 pour off any excess oil.
• 4 reduce the heat to low, pour in the madeira, and season with the nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• 5 let cook for 15 minutes.
• 6 meanwhile, drain the mushrooms, straining the water of grit through a paper towel or coffee filter.
• 7 if the mushrooms are gritty, rinse them well.
• 8 add the mushrooms to the chicken, along with the soaking water.
• 9 stir in the garlic, then add the chicken stock.
• 10 cover and let cook until the chicken is tender- about 45 minutes.
• 11 to serve, place the chicken pieces on a warm platter and spoon some of the sauce over the chicken pieces.
• 12 sprinkle a generous amount of parsley on top.