Potted Chicken | French Cuisine | poule au pot

The Essence of Potted Chicken in French Cuisine
Potted chicken, known as “poule au pot” in French, is a cherished dish that embodies the rich culinary heritage of France.
With roots dating back to medieval times, potted chicken is slow-cooked in a flavorful broth with herbs and spices, resulting in tender and succulent meat.

Served with seasonal vegetables, potted chicken symbolizes warmth and togetherness in French culture, bringing people together around the dining table.

Potted chicken exemplifies the simplicity and elegance of French cuisine, showcasing the art of quality ingredients and meticulous preparation that continues to captivate food enthusiasts worldwide.

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then they ask
me when was the last time you
were but
then they
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asked H I’ll be making um some ported
chicken
so this is the chicken as you see you
can see the peppers is right here in
there I had it soaking and I call it a
brine it takes the seasoning but this
one is different these are chicken
thighs and I’m going to rinse it
up my usual way and I will not be
removing the skin
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this water go on the splatter
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let
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now I’m going to remove some of the
loose skin right
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here but I leave most of the skin
on like only the ones to the side here
it’s kind of ugly
so I remove
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that excess skin
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I’m going to remove most of the liquid
from
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there dry it up a little bit so it
doesn’t
splatter because I’m going to sear it
not frying like to get crispy
Brown
yeah and the tastiest way to have it
done is to
use um Bacon Fat so I’m going to sear it
with bacon
fat I’m adding the Bacon fat
so here I’m adding the chicken see how I
fold it like
this like this
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right
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the red
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so I’m
adding the
onions I chopped half of a white onion
and
a red onion
I’m going to cook the onions but
not um Browning it just to cook
it let it cook in the
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oil okay let’s see how the onions are
doing oh
I think they
cooked
see
just like
this and I’ll add this some on of
garlic that’s ped garlic I’m not sure
but it’s about um four five cloves of
garlic this is so sa that I made I’ll
show the video on how I made it I’ll put
it up there to show you how I made it it
has a lot of herbs in there and um I’m
going to add it in
here M smells so good already
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so freaking
good then I add some soy sauce
see some or
Penance just a half a teaspoon of
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turmeric one big teaspoon of my special
Ethiopian spice
hair one teaspoon of Thai curry
spice a couple sprinkles of
paprika let’s mix
it mix it mix it around mix it WR
okay salt content is good everything is
good then I’m
adding after frying the Searing the
chicken this is the
liquid I uh deaz the
pot and then here you
go then a little bit of
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the I just rinse off the container and
drop in the Water right right here
nothing goes to
waste I’m adding the chicken we’re going
to put it this
way upside
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down let’s
cover and allow it to
cook on
medium
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FL say added choke hats of added
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choke and peppers bell
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pepper
allow allow this to simmer for 2 minutes
to get the um Peppers tender and and um
the other choke could marinate in the
sauce okay they could get mared in
there
everything getting the flavors in the Ed
choke and the
peppers after 2 minutes it’s ready or
maybe I could prolong it for to up to 3
to 4 minutes so that I can reduce some
of the of the
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gravy
and if you’re watching this B
Appetit don’t forget to cook this recipe
m m
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it’s dinner time
guys you can tell when the food is good
I open my mouth wider than usual
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M
okay so this
is steamed cabbage that I made a day ago
with garlic and olive
oil garlic olive oil and
um Mrs Dash
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it is so so delicious
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hot the food is
hot M I like the food hot
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this is some green
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plantin and this is yellow
yum Caribbean people Africa people
I I don’t know where else that but I
know about
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Caribbean this is
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good this is good stuff
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the secret
weapon and making your chicken taste
good is to brine
it before cooking
now I did not add any salt to the gravy
at
all just from the Brine and then the
sauce that I made previously that I
showed I I’m going to show it to you or
I think there I put it up already so you
could see it
thank you for
watching and I’ll see you on the horizon