Chicken Fricassee
Chicken Fricassee is a classic French main course of tender chicken thighs simmered with bacon, mixed mushrooms and a white wine sauce. The Thermomix TM7 chops, grinds dried porcini and stirs the sauce hands-free, delivering restaurant-quality confit-style tenderness and a silky, flavourful sauce every time.
About this recipe
Chicken Fricassee Thermomix TM7 recipes bring a timeless French bistro classic straight into your all-in-one kitchen machine. This comforting main course pairs boneless chicken thighs with smoked bacon, fresh mixed mushrooms and rehydrated dried porcini, all bound together in a white wine sauce of remarkable depth. Searching for a quick weeknight dinner with a touch of elegance, this fricassee answers the call: the TM7 grinds the porcini into an instant umami boost, chops onions and garlic uniformly, and then simmers and stirs the sauce unattended, mirroring the gentle low-temperature confit technique described in the TM7 manual. The butter-based sauce turns silky without splitting, the chicken stays succulent, and the bacon adds a smoky counterpoint to the earthy mushrooms. Serve it over rice, tagliatelle or creamy mashed potatoes for a family meal that tastes like hours of effort but demands only minutes of your attention.
Preparation tips
- Soak the dried porcini in the wine before grinding them; the strained soaking liquid carries intense forest flavour and should be added to the sauce rather than wasted.
- For deeper flavour, brown the chicken thighs and bacon first and keep the caramelised bits in the mixing bowl, as they dissolve into the wine sauce and enrich the entire fricassee.
- Swap the bacon for smoked ham cubes if you prefer a milder taste, and let younger palates enjoy the fricassee by replacing the wine with chicken stock and a squeeze of lemon.
Recipe variations
- Make a lactose-free version by replacing the unsalted butter with olive oil and finishing the sauce with a spoonful of soy or oat cream; the porcini and white wine keep the flavour fully intact.
- For a festive winter variation, add chestnuts and a splash of Madeira instead of wine, and fold in a handful of frozen peas just before serving for colour and sweetness.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Precision weighing - The integrated scale of the Thermomix weighs the dried porcini and wine directly in the bowl, gram-accurate. [Built-in Scale]
- Uniform chopping - The TM7 chops onions and garlic clove evenly in seconds, releasing sweetness without tears. [Time Saving]. [Time Savings]
- Fine grinding - The Thermomix grinds soaked porcini into an umami powder that thickens and deepens the sauce. [Multi-Functionality]. [Multi-Function]
- Gentle simmering - Precise TM7 temperature control keeps the white wine sauce just below boiling, never burnt or split. [Temperature Control]
- Hands-free stirring - The Thermomix stirs the chicken thighs and bacon automatically while you cook rice or pasta. [Hands-Free]
Ingredients
- yellow onions
- garlic clove
- unsalted butter
- bacon
- fresh mixed mushrooms
- chicken thighs, boneless and skinless
- salt
- ground black pepper
- white wine
- dried porcini mushrooms