Skillet Chicken with Creamy Sauce

Elena Butuc

For many years I've been cooking the creamy sauce chicken following my grandma's recipe. It's a very good method if you want to make 2 meals from the same meat - chicken soup/broth and chicken with cream sauce. But we don't actually like the soup that much, so I had to improvise something else for the chicken with cream sauce. This is a simplified version but it's got a fantastic taste. Now I prefer to cook the chicken this way and I only make my grandma's recipe when I'm at home, at my mum's, and I have countryside cream.

The type of cream is very important here. If you are using store-bought cream, it's better to get heavy cream, the higher the fat content, the better. Simple soured cream will curdle if boiled, so there is a change you won't get the most beautiful sauce if you use it.

At the countryside, I usually have fermented soured cream. It is produced locally by the people there. Normally, it doesn't curdle when boiled and it gives a totally different taste to the food. So, if you ever get the chance to cook the chicken with this cream, don't hesitate to try.

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Ingredients

Metric US

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Chicken meat

1 kg

any parts of the chicken you like - bone-in or boneless thighs, breasts, wings etc.

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Butter

50 g

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Heavy cream (32% fat)

400 ml

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Onion

1 piece

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Salt and pepper

1 tsp

to taste

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Chopped parsley

1 tbsp

Step by step

Step 1

For this recipe, I like to have corn-fed chicken. I cut up the chicken myself, I save (in the freezer) the bone-in cuts for soups and I use the meaty parts for other meals.

Step 2

Melt the butter in a large deep skillet - this one was 28cm in diameter.

Step 3

Place the chicken in the skillet to brown.

Season with salt and pepper.

Skillet Chicken with Creamy Sauce - Step 3

Step 4

Brown nicely on both sides over a higher heat.

Step 5

Then pour 1-2 glasses water over the chicken, enough to cover it a bit.

Step 6

When it comes to the boil, turn the heat to low and cover with a lid. Simmer slowly until chicken is completely cooked through - the store-bought one will take less, of course.