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      Title: Chicken Stew
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      Yield: 8 Servings
 
    1/2 c  Cooking fat
      1    Stewing chicken; cut in
           .. serving pieces
           Flour seasoned with salt
           .. and pepper
      2 lg Onions; sliced
      3    Tomatoes; quartered
      8    Green olives; optional
      2    Bay leaves
    1/4 ts Fines herbes
      2 tb Flour
           Salt and pepper to taste
           Chicken broth or water
      1 c  Sliced mushrooms
 
  Heat fat in heavy bottomed pot. Coat chicken
  pieces with seasoned flour and brown on all sides.
  Remove chicken from pan and keep warm. Add
  remaining onions and tomatoes to remaining fat in
  pan. sauté about 5 minutes. Add olives, bay leaves
  and herbes. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons flour and
  season with slat and pepper, mixing well. Return
  chicken to pan. Add broth or water to cover, cover
  pan and simmer 2-2 1/2 hours until chicken is
  tender. Add mushrooms during last 10 minutes of
  cooking time and remove bay leaves. To serve,
  place chicken pieces on large serving dish.
  Arrange vegetables around chicken. Thicken stock
  with a small amount of flour and adjust
  seasonings. Pour some sauce over chicken; serve
  remaining sauce separately.
 
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