Ingredients:

• 20 small shallots
• 2 1/2-3 pounds (1.14-1.4 kg) boneless and skinless chicken,cut into pieces
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup (250 ml) dry white wine
• 2 1/2 cups (625 ml) boiling chicken stock
• 1 bouquet garni
• 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 3 cups,button mushrooms,stalks trimmed
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• salt and freshly ground black pepper,to taste

Cooking Method:

1. Place shallots in a bowl.Cover with boiling water and leave to soak.
2. Rinse chicken pieces under running cold water and pat dry with paper towel.
3. In a large frying pan,melt 1 tablespoon butter with sunflower oil.
4. Add chicken pieces and cook,turning occasionally,until lightly browned.
5. Using a slotted spoon,transfer cooked chicken pieces to slow cooker,leaving the juice behind.
6. Stir all-purpose flour into the pan juices,then blend in dry white wine.
7. Stir in chicken stock and add bouquet garni and lemon juice.
8. Bring mixture to the boil over high heat,stirring,until thickened.
9. Season with salt and black pepper and pout boiled mixture over chicken in slow cooker.
10. Drain soaked shallots.
11. Clean frying pan,add remaining 1 tablespoon butter and heat until melted.
12. Add mushrooms and shallots and cook,stirring,for 5 minutes,until lightly browned.Place over chicken in slow cooker.
13. Cover slow cooker and cook on high-heat setting for 3-4 hours,or until chicken is tender.
14. Using the slotted spoon,remove chicken and vegetables from slow cooker and transfer to warmed serving dish.
15. Add heavy cream and 2 tablespoons chopped parsley to creamy sauce and whisk well to combine.Season with salt and black pepper,if necessary.Pour sauce over chicken and vegetables.
16. Sprinkle chicken fricassee with remaining parsley.Serve immediately.
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Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup (80 g) sliced almonds
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 pounds (720 g) skinless and boneless chicken breasts,cut into bite size
• 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
• 1 yellow onion,peeled and chopped
• 4 green cardamon pods
• 2 garlic cloves.peeled and crushed
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• ground turmeric
• 1 cinnamon stick
• pinch of chili powder
• 1 cup (250 ml) coconut milk
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) boiling chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon tomato puree
• 5 tablespoons light cream
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon garam marsala
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• saffron rice to serve

Cooking Method:

1. In a frying pan,fry flaked almonds until pale golden.
2. Transfer 2/3 fried almonds to plate and continue to fry remaining until they are lightly deeper in colour.
3. Transfer the darker almonds to separate plate and set aside.
4. Allow the paler almonds to cool.Grind them until fine in a space grinder.
5. In a frying pan,heat the butter.Add chicken pieces and gently fry until evenly brown.
6. Add a little sunflower oil to the fat in pan,then add chopped onion and fry,stirring,for 8 minutes.
7. Stir in cardamon pods and garlic and fry,stirring,for a further 2 minutes,until onion is soft and starting to colour.
8. Stir in ground almonds,cumin,coriander,turmeric,cinnamon stick and chili powder.Cook for about 1 minute.
9. Transfer mixture to slow cooker.Add coconut milk,chicken stock and tomato puree.Stir well.Add browned chicken pieces and season with salt and black pepper.
10. Cover slow cooker and cook on high-heat setting for 3 hours or until chicken is very tender.
11. Stir in light cream,lemon juice and rind and garam marsala into the curry.
12. Cover slow cooker and on high heat setting for a further 30 minutes.
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Ingredients:

• 8 chicken pieces (chicken thighs and legs)
• 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• For Jamaican Jerk Sauce:
• 1 bunch of green onions,trimmed and finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves,peeled and crushed
• 1 hot red chili pepper,halved,seeded and finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1.2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups (300 ml) chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
• 2 teaspoons tomato paste
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Method:

1. Pat dry chicken pieces with paper towel.
2. In a frying pan,heat sunflower oil and butter until melted.
3. Add chicken pieces and cook until browned on all sides.
4. Using a slotted spoon,remove cooked chicken from the pan and transfer to slow cooker.
5. Add chopped green onions,garlic and chili in frying pan and cook,stirring,for 4-5 minutes or until softened.
6. Stir in allspice,cinnamon,thyme,ground nutmeg and sugar.Sprinkle with all-purpose flour and stir well.
7. Gradually add chicken stock,stirring until mixture bubbles and thickens.
8. Remove frying pan from the heat.
9. Stir in vinegar,lime juice,tomato paste.Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
10. Pour Jamaican sauce over chicken pieces in slow cooker.
11. Cover slow cooker and cook on high-heat setting for 3-4 hours or on low-heat setting for 6-7 hours.
12. Remove cooked chicken from the hot sauce and transfer onto serving platter,reserving hot sauce.
13. taste sauce and adjust seasoning.Serve separately.