Chicken in Wine - East Texas Style
Butter, wine, and mushrooms
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
- 3 pounds cut chicken pieces with bone and skin
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 cloves diced garlic
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 Tbsp flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 - 3/4 cup red wine
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 8 oz sliced baby Bella mushrooms
Heat oven to 350 degrees
Salt and pepper chicken pieces
Melt butter in skillet and saute garlic
Add chicken and fry about 3-4 min on each side until brown.
Remove chicken to an oven proof dish
Add flour to butter in frying pan. Stir until smooth.
Add stock, wine, thyme, and mushrooms and cook about 3 - 5 minutes.
Pour sauce over chicken and bake covered for 1 hour.