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    Home » Recipes » Dinner Recipes

    Julia Child's Chicken with Herbes de Provence

    Published: Apr 27, 2012 · Modified: Oct 6, 2022 by Samantha Ferraro · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

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    The Julia series continues this week with Poulet Saute aux Herbes de Provence, which is sauteed chicken with provencal herbes in a garlicky cream sauce.
     
    When I took the first bite of this dish, I quickly blurted out "this is the best chicken I have ever made". And I still believe that to be true. The flavors are unlike anything I have combined before.
     
    The chicken is sauteed in butter and olive oil, because..why not? Whole cloves of garlic perfume the casserole and then are roughly smashed, breaking up it's aroma and flavors even more. The herbes introduced are bright yet earthy. A simple sauce is then whisked together to form the most palatable bite you will ever come across-a simple hollondaise, if you will-combining the flavors of the crushed garlic and herbes. Serve with simple potatoes and roasted vegetables and allow the egg-suace to pour over. This is the best sauce you will ever make.
     
     
    Method:
     
    1) In a medium casserole pot, heat the butter and olive oil on medium heat until lightly foaming.
     
     
     
    2) Add the chicken and cook until lightly brown on both sides, about 5 minutes.
    Add salt and pepper, herbes de provence and garlic.
     
     
     
    3) Cover pot and allow chicken to cook for about 10-12 more minutes or more if using bone-in. You want the chicken to be cooked through with clear juices running if pricked with a fork.
    As the chicken cooks, baste the chicken with its butter several times.
     
     
     
    4) When chicken is done, remove to a plate and keep warm.
    Mash the garlic in the casserole with the back of a spoon.
     
     
    5) Add the ½c of white wine and reduce it by about half over high heat while scraping the bottom of the pot.
    (This is the best part!)
     
     
     
    6) In another small pot, beat the egg yolks until they are thick and sticky over medium heat. Beat in lemon juice and 1Tb of white wine.
     
     
     
    7) Next, beat in the casserole liquid very slowly, a few tablespoons at a time. This will create a thick and gorgeous hollondaise sauce.
     
     
     
    8) Continue to beat the sauce over low heat until it is thick and creamy.
     
    9) Plate the reserved chicken and pour the hollondaise over. Top with freshly chopped parsely and/or basil.
     
     
     
    Bon Appetit
     
     
     
     

    Julia’s Chicken with Herbes de Provence

    Samantha Ferraro

    LittleFerraroKitchen.com

    A classic Julia Child recipe with sauteed chicken in herbes de provence and simple hollondaise sauce.
    4.45 from 9 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 40 minutes mins
    Course Dinner, Main
    Cuisine French
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 320 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 5-6 chicken legs and thighs bone in or out
    • ½ stick of butter
    • 2 teaspoon herbes de provence
    • 3-4 cloves of garlic left whole
    • ½ c white wine + 1Tb
    • 2 egg yolks
    • 1 lemon juiced
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    • Fresh parsley or basil roughly chopped (for garnish)

    Instructions
     

    • In a medium casserole pot, heat the butter and olive oil on medium heat until lightly foaming.
    • Add the chicken and cook until lightly brown on both sides, about 5 minutes.
    • Add salt and pepper, herbes de provence and garlic.
    • Cover pot and allow chicken to cook for about 10-12 more minutes or more if using bone-in. You want the chicken to be cooked through with clear juices running if pricked with a fork. As the chicken cooks, baste the chicken with its butter several times.
    • When chicken is done, remove to a plate and keep warm.
    • Mash the garlic in the casserole with the back of a spoon.
    • Add the ½c of white wine and reduce it by about half over high heat while scraping the bottom of the pot.
    • In another small pot, beat the egg yolks until they are thick and sticky over medium heat. Beat in lemon juice and 1Tb of white wine.
    • Next, beat in the casserole liquid very slowly, a few tablespoons at a time. This will create a thick and gorgeous hollondaise sauce.
    • Continue to beat the sauce over low heat until it is thick and creamy.
    • Plate the reserved chicken and pour the hollondaise over. Top with freshly chopped parsely and/or basil.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 47gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 246mgSodium: 171mgPotassium: 568mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 269IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 3mg
    Did you make this recipe?Let us know by leaving a comment and 5 star rating!
     
    Looking for more French recipes? Try my updated version of Julia Child's coq au vin with a glass of Chianti and some good crusty bread.
     
     
     
     
     

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    1. Scott says

      October 26, 2017 at 5:48 pm

      5 stars
      This was so good, and easy to make as well. I roasted cauliflower, and we dipped it in the leftover hollandaise.

      Reply
      • Samantha says

        October 30, 2017 at 9:20 pm

        Its amazing and now I need to make the sauce again!

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    2. Christina says

      October 19, 2017 at 4:02 pm

      5 stars
      Olive oil isn't listed on the ingredient list--how much do you use?

      Reply
      • Samantha says

        October 22, 2017 at 10:15 am

        Sorry for the typo Christina...I just do a drizzle, so 2 tablespoons or so!

        Reply
    3. Nicole says

      June 20, 2017 at 4:17 pm

      5 stars
      How do I keep the sauce from breaking? I've never tried to make hollandaise before and I think I used too much of the liquid from the chicken pan.

      Reply
      • Samantha says

        August 01, 2017 at 9:06 pm

        Hi Nicole!! So sorry for the delayed reply..did you make it yet?? My advice is so whisk slowly and make sure to temper the sauce..don't add everything in too quickly! Good luck 🙂

        Reply

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