Classic German Chicken Stew | Lazy Cooking

Ingredients

• ***For the chicken:***
• 1 (4-pound) whole chicken, frozen or fresh
• 8 cups water
• 1 lemon, peeled and white pith cut away
• 1 yellow onion, peeled and cut in half
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• fresh herbs, such as parsley and sage, to taste, chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoons sea salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• ***For the stew:***
• 2 pounds seasonal vegetables, such as asparagus, carrots, snap peas, or mushrooms, cut into bite-size pieces
• 2 tablespoons butter, plus more, to taste
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup dry riesling
• 1 (4-ounce) jar capers
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup cream
• fresh lemon juice, to taste
• fresh parsley, to taste, chopped, for garnish