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Another delicious and simple French recipe from my belle-mère. What makes this recipe really special is the prune butter sauce. It’s perfect for a Sunday family meal! For a couple, it will serve at least two full dinners. First night serve as is, second night you might complement it with a green salad. Bon appétit!
Wine choice: medium-body red, a Bordeaux or a Bergerac. We had a 2009 Roc de Miremont, Bergerac.
You’ll need:
Large cast iron casserole/pot, 1 med chicken, prepared for cooking, 200 g or 7oz lardon, 2 small onions, 3 medium potatoes (add more potatoes if you are a family of four +), 10-15 dried prunes, 1/2 red pepper (for a family, use the whole pepper), 1/8 cup butter, 1 tbsp olive oil, salt & pepper, Herbs de Provence
Cook at 350 F for approx 1 hour.
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P.S. We eat the quiche every week, it’s the best, everyone should try it.
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Lizzie
This recipe looks amazing – I want to make it for my boyfriend for Valentine’s Day. Any idea where I can get lardon in America, or what the equivalent cut of meat would be? Would they have it at Whole Foods, if you know?
You can ask your local butcher for thickly sliced bacon strips and then chop them up into bits. That’s how they come here in France from the butcher too. It’s really just thick bacon. Enjoy!! Thanks for stopping by.
I made this recipe last evening and it was fantastic! This is a keeper. Merci Madame.
Oh, I’m so glad you let me know! Thank you! Bon appétit!
Hello, Madame,
I made this recipe over the weekend and my husband and I love it. I have a beautiful picture I took of it… I wish there were a way to upload it here!
Send it to me by email and I’ll post it. Love to see it!! Thanks for letting me know!
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