CHICKEN BITES WITH MUSHROOM GRAVY

• portions: SERVES: 4
• temps actif: PREP: 20 MINUTES | COOK:
• temps total: 35 minutes

Ingrédients

500 g boneless, skinless chicken thighs', cut into

2.5 cm pieces

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp salt*

½ tsp black pepper

1 tbsp vegetable oil

200 g very small mushrooms?

(or larger ones halved or quartered)

1 brown onion, cut into

1 cm wedges

2 garlic cloves*, finely minced

25 g unsalted butter

3 tbsp plain flour

500 ml (2 cups) low-salt beef stock*

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

70 g (½ cup) frozen peas

TO SERVE

Creamy Mashed Potato (page 330)

Steamed tenderstem broccoli drizzled with my House Salad

Dressing (page 312)

Instructions

Season chicken - Toss the chicken with the garlic powder, half the salt and half the pepper in a bowl.

Sear - Heat the oil in a large, deep non-stick frying pan* over high heat until very hot.

Add the chicken and mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes, tossing occasionally, then add ti onion and garlic. Continue to cook for another 5 minutes, stirring regularly, until the water released from the mushrooms has evaporated and the surface of the chicken is lightly coloured but the inside is still raw.

Gravy - Add the butter and let it melt. Sprinkle the flour across the surface of the pan (don't dump it in one place or the gravy will be lumpy). Stir for 1 minute. While stirring, slowly pour in the stock. Continue stirring as it comes to a simmer to dissolve the flour into the sauce. Stir in the remaining salt, the remaining pepper, Worcestershire sauce and peas.

Finish and serve - Bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat to medium. Simmer gently for 3-5 minutes, stirring regularly, until the sauce thickens into a thin gravy consistency.

Serve over Creamy Mashed Potato with steamed tenderstem broccoli on the side.

Notes

1 I prefer using chicken thighs because it's a juicier cut of chicken, but you can use breast if you prefer. You'll probably need to add a little extra oil to cook the mushrooms.

2 I like making this with whole mushrooms but they have to be small, about 2 cm diameter. Any larger and they should be halved or cut into quarters.

LEFTOVERS Fridge 3 days, freezer 3 months.