Today the recipe for the French Fridays with Dorie group is Chicken, Apples, and Cream à la Normande, a truly French dish, meant as an homage to the Normandy region of France. La Normandie is known for its apple orchards, cider production, apple brandy, and a wide range of delightful dairy products, such as the most deliciously thick crème fraîche that we ever tasted.
The ingredients in Dorie`s recipe for Normandy Chicken really represent all the best products available in that wonderful region of France. You will need chicken breasts, of course, and get brown them in the pan, together with crisp apples, best to choose those that will keep their shape during cooking, then onions (I decided to thinly slice French shallots instead), mushrooms (I used baby portabellas because we much prefer their taste to the white button mushrooms), then there is chicken broth, calvados and cream. While I stuck with the cream part, I used natural apple juice instead of the chicken stock and Calvados.
As a side and to mop up that delicious cream sauce, I prepared some mashed potatoes…
…and some French green beans with bits of bacon…
…and some more slightly caramelized apple slices.
This recipe was a resounding success at our house, the whole family adored everything about their late lunch. And I loved how quickly this wonderful recipe came together and how much it reminded me of the time that we spent in Normandy about three years ago and the absolute incredible food we enjoyed there. What is not to love about Norman food, it is simply and undeniably fabulous.
To see what fabulous dishes of Chicken, Apples, and Cream à la Normande the other members of the French Fridays with Dorie group prepared, please click here.
Beautiful presentation (and on such cute plates!) of a lovely meal. It's definitely a winner!
ReplyDeleteI wish I used a more flavorful mushroom than white button. Good point, shallots are an excellent idea too.
ReplyDeleteI used baby portabella mushrooms too. I love them. Your little mashed potato balls are so very cute. I loved all the flavors in this dish, and how easy it was to prepare. I hope you have a wonderful weekend, Andrea!
ReplyDeleteYour plating is just perfect and lovely! We also adored this dish, although I made it with pork instead. Have a great weekend, Andrea!
ReplyDeleteI used baby portabellos, shallots, and regular brandy ... it was wonderful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful presentation! Your plates are so cute, too. We have leftovers and after reading about everyone's sides, it's hard to choose how to serve it tomorrow night. Mashed potatoes and green beans sound fantastic for this.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you found the perfect plates for this dish. Your meal looks like it could have been served in any nice restaurant in France. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThe caramelized apples with bacon and mashed potatoes make this so much better! A wonderful presentation Andrea, glad eveyone liked it. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteYour entire meal sounds like it was a success and definitely something you would find on a table in Normandy.
ReplyDeleteAh, that looks really delicious and pretty! I have all the ingredients and just have to somehow carve out the time to do it. This time of year is really busy. I am glad to see your beautiful dish, though. It gives me something to look forward to when things calm down a bit.
ReplyDeleteYou made me want to go back into the kitchen and make the dish all over again, Andrea. I've already been eating it for three days and am taking a break tomorrow!!! Yes, it was delicious and mashed potatoes is a great way to go. All your added touches, carmelized apples, shallots, bacon with the green beans only added to creating a better meal (lunch) for your family. Do you have your main meal at noon? I don't know your girls' schedules so don't know if that works. I really try to eat every nice lunch about 1pm and then a light dinner. That's not the American way but it's certainly a healthier way to eat in my opinion. More European, to be sure. Am I right?
ReplyDeleteYour meal looks so lovely on that very pretty plate, Andrea! Love your presentation! Very artistic! You make me want to make it again just to give it another chance! I bet the shallots were quite good in this dish.
ReplyDeleteYour plate is so cute, I can't even believe it! Adorable!
ReplyDeleteFabulous, Indeed!
ReplyDeleteThe green beans and potatoes were such a nice touch.
What a perfect use for chicken breast - delicious - the green beans look pretty amazing too - what a great meal!
ReplyDeleteMary x
I’m truly captivated by the pretty photos
ReplyDeleteI saw this dish on another blog this morning and I've been thinking about this. Looks so delicious!
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