Chicken with Morels & Vin Jaune: recipe + wine pairing | Matching Food & Wine

Name: Chicken with Morels & Vin Jaune: recipe + wine pairing | Matching Food & Wine
Ingredients: 500g/ 1lb 2oz chicken wings; An uncooked chicken carcass; ½ shallot; ½ celery stick; 1 bay leaf; 1 sprig of thyme; A few black peppercorns; 1.5kg/ 3lb 5oz chicken, jointed (you can ask a butcher to do this for you); Oil and a knob of unsalted butter, for frying; 30g/1oz/ 2 tbsp unsalted butter, plus 15g/1oz/1 tbsp (cold, cubed) to finish the sauce; 1/2 shallot, finely diced; At least 20 morels – fresh when in season, or dried ones soaked in cold water until soft; A small glass of vin jaune, plus an extra splash at the end to finish the sauce; 1 litre/ 1¾ pints/ 4 cups good chicken stock (preferably homemade); 150ml/ 5fl oz/ ¾ cup double cream; Lemon juice (optional); Salt

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If you want a really luxurious dish to share with friends try Alex Jackson’s chicken with morels and vin jaune from his gorgeous French cookbook Frontières

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Ingredients

500g/ 1lb 2oz chicken wings
An uncooked chicken carcass
½ shallot
½ celery stick
1 bay leaf
1 sprig of thyme
A few black peppercorns
1.5kg/ 3lb 5oz chicken, jointed (you can ask a butcher to do this for you)
Oil and a knob of unsalted butter, for frying
30g/1oz/ 2 tbsp unsalted butter, plus 15g/1oz/1 tbsp (cold, cubed) to finish the sauce
1/2 shallot, finely diced
At least 20 morels – fresh when in season, or dried ones soaked in cold water until soft
A small glass of vin jaune, plus an extra splash at the end to finish the sauce
1 litre/ 1¾ pints/ 4 cups good chicken stock (preferably homemade)
150ml/ 5fl oz/ ¾ cup double cream
Lemon juice (optional)
Salt