Chicken In Shallot Gravy

This is one of my favorite ways to 'do up' chicken. I adapted it from an old bon appetite recipe. I usually serve it with italian bread, steamed green beans, and mashed potatoes to soak up the flavorful sauce. I used lennie's wonderful turkey stock in place of the chicken broth the last time i made this - it worked wonderfully!!

Steps

I use an electric frying pan with a lid to make this recipe.

Pour olive oil into pan , heat to 375 f.

Add chicken , sprinkle salt , pepper and a generous amount of paprika over chicken to taste.

Turn chicken and fry until both sides are golden , about 10 minutes.

Transfer chicken to plate.

Add shallots to frying pan.

Stir up any brown bits , cover and let cook , stirring occasionally until tender , about 8 minutes.

Put chicken back in pan , on top of onions.

Add bay leaves to pan , pour wine over top of chicken.

Heat until most of wine has evaportated , leaving a syrupy mixture , about another 8 minutes.

Pour chicken broth over chicken.

Turn heat down to 325 f , cover and cook for 30 minutes.

Remove chicken from pan , whisk in whipping cream and nutmeg until incoporated into the sauce.

Return chicken to pan , turning to coat with sauce , and warm on low heat for about five minutes.

Ingredients

olive oil, chicken pieces, shallots, paprika, salt, pepper, bay leaves, white wine, chicken broth, whipping cream, nutmeg