Chicken thigh fillets in a creamy sour cream sauce, with mushrooms and leek

Chicken thigh fillets in a creamy sour cream sauce, with mushrooms and leek

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A traditional Bulgarian baked dish: chicken drumsticks covered in mushrooms and leek, cooked in a creamy sauce with white wine, and then topped with grate…

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In this Bulgarian recipe, the chicken is simmered in a sauce of sour cream and white wine, before being browned under the cheese. It is served with mashed potatoes or a salad.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time55 min
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • Cooking methodfour

Ingredients

4 people
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  • $1.81

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
  2. Wash the chicken, season it with salt and pepper, and place it at the bottom of a shallow dish. ≈ 2 min
  3. Clean the mushrooms (if they are raw) and the leek, coarsely chop them, and arrange them over the chicken. ≈ 8 min
  4. Add the sour cream, oil, wine, and enough hot water to fill the dish about two inches. ≈ 3 min
  5. Cover with aluminum foil or a lid, and cook for about 40 minutes, or until the meat is cooked through.
  6. Discover, add grated cheese and cook for 10 to 15 minutes: the sauce will thicken as it cooks.
  7. Serve with mashed potatoes or a fresh salad. ≈ 2 min

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken drumsticks
  • salt, black pepper
  • 10 fresh or marinated mushrooms
  • 1 leek
  • 200 g sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons of oil
  • 3 tablespoons of flavored white wine (such as Chardonnay or Gewürztraminer)
  • a little bit of hot water
  • 150 g of kashkaval or grated Parmesan cheese

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