Chicken with Tomato Tarragon Sauce
Daily life that is fueled by homemade, nutritious meals is a rich one. Those meals don't require a ton of effort. Chicken with Tomato Tarragon Sauce is an easy weeknight meal as well as an elegant offering to dinner guests.
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken pieces See notes
- Salt and pepper to season the chicken
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 2 Tablespoons olive or avocado oil
- 8 ounces pearl onions about 250 grams
- 3 Tablespoon flour
- ½ cup tarragon vinegar See notes
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 pound cherry tomatoes about 500 grams
- 6-7 sprigs fresh tarragon
Instructions
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
- Heat a shallow braising pan over medium-high heat. Add the butter and oil. When the butter has melted, add the chicken pieces skin side down. Work in batches, if needed, till all the pieces are browned. Remove to a platter.
- Reduce heat to medium, add more fat, if needed, then add the pearl onions. Saute till they are browned and slightly tender.
- Add the flour, stirring for about a minutes, then add the tarragon vinegar and chicken stock, whisking until slightly thickened. Add the tomato paste and stir to incorporate. Bring to a simmer and add the chicken back to the pan along with the tomatoes and tarragon. Cook and simmer for 15-20 minutes until chicken is cooked through.
- Serve with rice and a green vegetable.
Notes
You can break down a whole 3-pound chicken if you'd like or you can keep it more simple by purchasing bone-in, skin-on chicken pieces.
Tarragon vinegar is available ready-made, but if you can’t find it, it’s easy to make it at home. To make it quickly, heat ½ cup of white wine vinegar and steep 8-10 tarragon sprigs in it for about 15 minutes.