26/08/2022
Greek-Style Chicken Fricassee Avgolemono⠀
Fricassee is a Greek recipe made with pork, lamb or chicken, with lots of lettuce, aromatic herbs and the traditional Greek avgolemono sauce. ⠀
Although it might need a lot of prep work (cleaning and dicing the lettuce, and cutting all the herbs) it's super delicious and quite healthy. ⠀
PS: Instead of lettuce, you can use other greens as well. I have made it in the past with kale and spinach and turned out AMAZING!!!!⠀
⠀
Some trivia about the origin of fricasee:⠀
📍I don’t know the origin of this recipe but I assume this was originally a French recipe, as fricassee is a French word. ⠀
📍The French recipe is a stew, usually with a white sauce, as wine and cream are used.⠀
📍Nicolas Tselementes, a famous Greek chef, who studied in Vienna, introduced French cuisine to the Greeks, at the beginning of the previous century.⠀
Ingredients:⠀
✔️ ⠀
💚1 chicken (cut in pieces)⠀
💚6 green onions, including green part, (finely chopped)⠀
💚1 small onion (finely chopped)⠀
💚1/2 cup olive oil⠀
💚4-5 very big lettuces, romaine type⠀
💚1/2 cup dill (finely chopped)⠀
💚Salt and freshly ground black pepper⠀
💚2-3 cups water or chicken broth (like Wild Harvest®])⠀⠀
For the avgolemono sauce⠀
• 2 eggs⠀
• ½ cup lemon juice⠀⠀
Directions:⠀
• Wash and cut the lettuce into 3 cm (1-inch) pieces.⠀
• Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and sauté the chicken both sides (5mins).⠀
• Add the onions (both types) and sauté them until they become translucent.⠀
• Add the lettuce and water or broth (I used Wild Harvest®] rich Chicken Bone broth) to cover the chicken and bring to a boil. ⠀
• Reduce the heat and simmer until the chicken becomes tender. If needed, add more water until the chicken is well cooked (~20-25 mins).⠀
• Add the dill, stir well and remove from the heat; set aside for 10 mins.⠀
📍Avgolemono sauce:⠀
• Beat the egg whites until frothy. Add the yolks and the lemon juice, while still mixing.⠀
• Take a ladle of hot broth from your pot and slowly add it to your egg and lemon mixture while whisking.⠀
• Pour the avgolemono sauce into your saucepan and mix.⠀
• Leave it to rest for 10 - 15 minutes and then serve.