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Poached chicken with tarragon sauce
Photo: Lily Banse

Poached chicken with tarragon sauce

13 ingredients Serves 6 openrecipes
Poached chicken with tarragon sauce

Simple, clean flavours let the ingredients shine in this modern classic

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

936
Calories
53g
Protein
28g
Fat
116g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salad not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 large chicken , skin removed
  • 2 carrots , chopped
  • 6 peppercorns
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 onion , chopped
  • 1 bunch parsley
  • 1 bunch tarragon , chopped (reserve 1 large sprig)
  • 1 garlic clove , peeled and flattened with the flat side of a knife blade
  • green salad to serve
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1½ tbsp flour
  • 125ml single cream
  • 1 egg yolk

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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