Chicken Mushroom Stew Recipe

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and cook and stir the chicken until lightly browned but still pink inside about 5 minutes. Set chicken aside. Reduce heat to medium and melt the butter in the same pot; cook and stir the leek and onion just until starting to brown about 8 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant about 1 minute then stir in the carrot and celery. Cook the vegetables for 1 or 2 more minutes and stir in the mushrooms; cook stirring often until the mushrooms have released their liquid and the juice begins to dry up about 10 minutes.

Pour in the white wine and scrape pot to loosen and dissolve the brown flavor bits left in the bottom. Stir in the stock and bring the mixture to a simmer. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.

Knot a short piece of kitchen twine tightly around the sprigs of thyme rosemary tarragon oregano parsley and bay leaves to make a tidy package and place the herb bouquet into the pot.

Mix in the chicken pieces cover the pot and allow to simmer very gently until the chicken is cooked through about 30 minutes. Do not boil. For a thicker stew whisk flour with water in a small bowl and whisk into the simmering sauce; allow to thicken about 3 minutes. Remove herb bundle before serving in bowls.