Today 
Dorie's Chicken in a Pot
I highly recommend using a dutch oven (enameled cast iron) or cast iron pot or good pot with a strong, heavy lid. And to ensure I had enough broth to dip the bread into, I doubled the chicken broth and white wine so I added 2 cups of chicken broth + 1 cup of dry white wine.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- Approximately 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 heads of garlic broken into cloves, but not peeled
- 6-8 shallots peeled and trimmed
- 2 onions peeled, trimmed and quartered
- 8 carrots peeled, trimmed and quartered
- 4 celery stalks trimmed and quartered
- about 2 cups mushrooms sliced
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 4 sprigs flat-leaf parsley
- 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 4-6 strips of bacon diced
- 1 chicken whole
- 1/2 small 2 lbs or less cabbage, green or red, cut into 4 wedges
- 2 sweet potatoes peeled and cut into 8 pieces each
- 1-2 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 -1 cup dry white wine
- About 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour for the seal
- About 3/4 cup hot water for the seal
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. (You also might need to lower your oven rack a little to accommodate your dutch oven + lid)
- Set a large skillet over high heat and add about 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Toss in the garlic cloves and all the vegetables, EXCEPT the cabbage and sweet potatoes- you might have to do this in two batches, try not to crowd the skillet - season generously with salt and pepper and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are lightly browned on all sides. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Using your dutch oven, heat another tablespoon or so of olive oil over medium high heat, and add the bacon pieces. Stir until browned and remove from pot. Season your chicken with salt and pepper and brown the whole chicken in the dutch oven on all sides. Please the cabbage and sweet potatoes around the chicken. Add the bacon to the vegetables and throw everything in, including all the fresh herbs (thyme, parsley, rosemary), around the chicken.
- Stir together the chicken broth, wine and 1/2 cup olive oil and pour the mixture over the chicken and vegetables.
- To make the dough paste: stir the flour and hot water together, mixing with your fingers until you have a soft, workable dough. Working on a floured surface, shape the dough into a long sausage, then press the dough onto the rim of the dutch oven. Press the lid into the dough to seal the pot.
- Slide the pot into the oven and bake for 70 minutes. If you need to keep it in the oven a little longer because you're not ready for it, that's fine, just turn the heat down to 325 degrees F and you'll be fine for another 30 minutes or so.
- The easiest way to break the seal, - if needed- is to wiggle the point of a screwdriver between the dough and the pot - being careful not to stand in the line of the escaping (and, in the words of Dorie, "wildly aromatic") steam. If the chicken was whole, quarter it and return it to the pot, so that you can serve directly from the pot, or you can simply arrange the chicken and vegetables on a serving platter to enjoy.
Sunday Supper Turns One!
We are celebrating this week’s birthday event by choosing recipes from contributors that have inspired us in the past year. Please take a look at all of the fabulous recipes!
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This looks amazing! It’s absolutely gorgeous. Yum!
Alice, you will be my homegirl for life. You’re the first blogger who reached out to me when I started on this crazy journey and I’ll always appreciate the support, hilarity, and wisdom you provide me. I don’t know if I truly deserve all the praise you heaped on me in this post but I love you for saying all these wonderful things. Your chicken in a pot looks so insanely good – packed full of fresh, delicious, drool-worthy ingredients. And damn, your seal is gorgeous! Exactly what Dorie had in mind (instead of my messy ass shellack job, lol). When we finally get to meet (which I hope will be soon) it’s going to be epic! We’re going to eat and laugh our faces off, I know it. Until then, I’ll keep following you on your amazing blog. Happy Sunday, lady!
You’ve convinced me, Amy. Your description and gorgeous photos have me convinced that I need to try this Chicken in a Pot more than once! Love the addition of bacon, too =)
I love the addition of the bacon and I am so intrigued at the process to make this dish.
I pretty much just want to dive into that pot – It looks incredible!
How awesome that you tackled this recipe Alice! I´ll have to wait until the friday Dorie group chooses it, and I´m looking forward to it. I had seen that water/flour way of wrapping it and I want to try it. Have a wonderful sunday!
that is one beautiful chicken pot pie!
I’ve made this recipe from Dorie’s book in the past and it’s amazing. The only complaint I got was that there wasn’t enough juice left to dunk the bread into! Delicious.
Hi Amanda,
I actually doubled the chicken broth and white wine for that reason. That’s why I put
1-2 cups chicken broth
½ -1 cup dry white wine
Maybe I should specify that more in the recipe! I think I will. Thanks for the comment! 🙂 Happy Sunday!
Isn’t that a delicious looking recipe, so cool!!
Oh my, this looks like heaven. How did I miss this recipe before? Thanks for choosing it. Can’t wait to try it in my dutch oven.
Thank you, Chris!! It really is delicious, I hope you try it!
Gorgeous! Simply gorgeous! You did a beautiful job on this recipe, and the photography makes me drool!
This looks fantastic! I can only imagine. I bet the chicken is so moist and flavorful.
This looks like such a great way to make chciken pot pie. Must try this ! lovely !!!
This has been on my must-make list since I saw it on the cover of Dorie’s book…I just love the look and sound of it. And now I want to make it even more – look beautiful!
I can almost smell this dish! I’ve heard so many good things about Dorie’s cookbook, now I really need to get it.
It’s been fun getting to know you and I always look forward to your posts! 🙂
Oh this looks so hearty and delicious!The technique of wrapping the dough is very similar to making a ‘Dum Biryani’ and I can totally imagine the flavors coming together in this slow cooked method!!Awesome 🙂
I’m saving this, mom is big on chicken and anything French!
I remember how good it looked when Nancy did it. I was impressed! Alice, you nailed it! It looks super gorg and hella tasty. Your seal looks perfect too! Whoohoo!!!
I’ve heard praises over this recipe and you really inspire me to make this one. It’s definitely a good reason to shop for cast iron, too. This definitely looks so yummy!
This is absolutely gorgeous!! I have to make this soon!!
The chicken in a pot simply looks fantastic!
This is amazing! Love the idea using veggies and broth to smoother the chicken, you have convinced me to try this out soon! Both you and Nancy rock!
Thanks for the shout out girl! I am so happy you are part of #SundaySupper. I loved your play by play photos of this dish on instagram. I was liking them instantly as soon as I saw them. lol
Browning the chicken in bacon fat! oh lord is right. I would have been like 2 inches away from the pot the whole time. Love this dish and I LOVED your DISH I made. Pork Ragu and mac and cheese are a marriage made in heaven. Thanks for the recipe and I love you girl!