Auberge Roast Chicken Rillettes With Armagnac, Thyme and Garlic

This is my “secret” recipe, that I make for the guests who stay in our Chambres D’Hotes – Bed and Breakfast! (Not so secret anymore!) It is always popular, and makes a nice change from the usual pork rillettes, and it is MUCH lighter in fat as well. Serve these rillettes as I do, with triangles of hot toast and a selection of cornichons, pickled onions and a good quality or home-made confit d’oignons…….a good Dijon mustard is also “le Must Have” as well as a selection of salad leaves! I have a recipe for confit d’oignons posted on Zaar: Recipe #211001

Beer- and Onion-Braised Chicken Carbonnade

DH and I enjoyed this flavorful, easy to make recipe from the January 2009 Bon Appetit. Carbonnade is a Belgian beef stew flavored with beer, onions, and brown sugar. Bon Appetit substituted chicken thighs for this twist on an old favorite. Serve over egg noodles.

Waterzooi of Chicken

From Ruth Van Waerebeek’s “Everyone Eats Well in Belgium Cookbook.” Don’t be turned off by the unusual name; it’s Dutch in origin (pronounced VAH-ter-zoy); it’s basically a hearty chicken and vegetable soup/stew thing, with a deliciously rich and creamy broth. (I tell the kids that it’s Belgian Chicken Soup, and they love it.) It’s not hard to make at all, and great for entertaining since it can be prepared almost entirely ahead of time.

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