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Milk-Poached Chicken with Tarragon and Peas
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11 Reviews
miriam
January 15, 2022
What if you don't like garlic, but do like other alliums? Can you omit the garlic, or substitute something else?
Transcendancing
August 5, 2014
I really liked this recipe. It's really quite simple to make for a weeknight and it's different as well. The milk broth is lovely and flavourful, delicate in texture and really satisfying. I served this with some pasta and steamed broccoli for an impromptu dinner party.
anne
June 23, 2014
Oh my god. It just isn't that difficult. You blanch the breasts, you temper the sour cream mix, then add it back to the milk, add peas and cooked egg noodles. Seriously. Sometimes this site frightens me.
Rebecca C.
June 17, 2014
It's been a while since I made this but, judging from the comments before mine (and J Eric's), it seems that something went amiss from table to tablet. Based on the ingredients and in theory, it seems delicious (that's what attracted me to it); perhaps, a redo of the recipe by Caroline or, a makeover of the dish, itself, by Merrill and Co. is in order.
J E.
June 17, 2014
Perhaps the worst recipe I have ever tried. After one taste my wife and I threw it out.
Cooking C.
August 16, 2013
The recipe calls for 4 sprigs of tarragon, two used during the poaching process and the remaining two added at the end. The most important lesson one can learn as a cook is to read and retread a recipe. Step three is not confusing if you read the recipe properly.
Rebecca C.
July 8, 2013
other than the mess made, is it all right if the milk boils once the lid goes on?
walkie74
June 19, 2013
Oh, and you're saving all the strained liquid too, by the way...forgot that part...
walkie74
June 19, 2013
It looks like you strain the liquid left after cooking the chicken, saving the tarragon sprigs. Then, in a separate bowl, you put the sour cream and mustard. Then you whisk 1/4 cup of the liquid you just strained into the bowl with the sour cream and mustard. Pour all of that back into the pan, toss the tarragon sprigs back in, add the peas. Reheat the sauce while you slice up the chicken. Throw the cooked egg noodles in a bowl with the chicken on top, and pour the sauce over it. Then eat yourself into a coma.
Hope that helps. At least, that's how I'm reading it.
Hope that helps. At least, that's how I'm reading it.
marija
June 11, 2013
I too would like to make this but unsure about 3rd step...sounds delicious though.
Astates
May 28, 2013
I like this idea but the instructions confuse me. Maybe a little more detail? I am not an experienced cook. The recipe sounds wonderful.
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