If you're looking for a flavorful and aromatic dish that captures the essence of Louisiana cuisine, look no further than Louisiana Chicken Courtbouillon with Saffron. This classic Creole dish combines the bold flavors of chicken, vegetables, and herbs in a rich and flavorful broth, infused with the vibrant color and aroma of saffron. Whether you're a seasoned cook or just starting out, this step-by-step guide will provide you with everything you need to know to create this delicious Louisiana specialty.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
LOUISIANA COURT-BOUILLON (OR CAJUN COURT BOUILLON)
Fish stews are common around the Gulf Coast, but a court-bouillon (pronounced coo-bee-on) is special. I recall my dad spending the better part of a Saturday brewing up a batch of this classy elixir. This is a variation of a Nola Cuisine recipe based on catfish.
Provided by Red_Apple_Guy
Categories Stew
Time 1h5m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Cut fish into 3 inch chunks and sprinkle with creole seasoning. Set in fridge.
- Cook veggies in butter until tender.
- Add roux (either use 4 tablespoons flour browned in a pan or oven or make with 4 tablespoons flour browned in 3 tablespoons butter).
- Add bay leaves.
- Add stock, tomatoes, other liquid ingredients and salt and pepper. Note: chicken stock or clam juice (or both) can be used if you have no fish stock.
- Simmer 20 minutes.
- Add fish, seasonings, and parsley and simmer gently for 15 more minutes.
- Adjust seasonings to taste.
- Serve with rice in bowl.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 124.4, Fat 3, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 6.7, Sodium 243.8, Carbohydrate 20.7, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 0.9, Protein 3.4
CHICKEN SCALLOPINE WITH SAFFRON CREAM SAUCE
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 25m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Warm the olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Season the chicken
- cutlets with salt and pepper. Cook the chicken until golden and cooked
- through, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to serving
- plate and tent with foil to keep warm. Turn the heat to medium, add the
- shallot and the garlic and cook until tender, about 2 minutes.
- Deglaze the pan with the white wine. Using a wooden spoon, scrape all the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook until the wine is almost evaporated.
- Add the chicken broth and saffron threads, bring to a simmer and reduce for 10 minutes. Add the cream, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine and simmer for 1 minute to blend the flavors. Pour the sauce over the chicken.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.
MOROCCAN CHICKEN WITH SAFFRON AND PRESERVED LEMON
Chicken thighs full of spice and amazing scents to take you right to the Mediterranean. Great with quinoa or brown rice and lots green veggies.
Provided by katherine99
Categories World Cuisine Recipes African North African Moroccan
Time 4h57m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Whisk 1/4 cup olive oil, garlic, turmeric, cumin seeds, salt, and pepper together in a bowl and pour into a resealable plastic bag or container. Add chicken, coat with the paste and seal bag or container. Marinate in the refrigerator, 4 hours to overnight.
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until soft and translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade. Add chicken thighs skin-side down to stockpot and cook until browned, about 4 minutes. Flip chicken thighs and cook until browned on second side, about 3 minutes more.
- Lower heat to medium and add water to cover chicken halfway, cover stockpot, and cook for 20 minutes. Uncover stockpot, sprinkle saffron threads onto chicken, and top with preserved lemon slices. Replace cover and cook until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and juices run clear, about 5 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Uncover stockpot and transfer chicken to a serving platter.
- Continue simmering liquid in stockpot until thickened to sauce consistency, 5 to 7 minutes. Spoon sauce over chicken; top with olives, artichokes, and parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 481.6 calories, Carbohydrate 7.2 g, Cholesterol 95.6 mg, Fat 38.2 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 27.5 g, SaturatedFat 7.6 g, Sodium 1787 mg, Sugar 1.6 g
TANYA'S LOUISIANA SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN
This recipe is from my grandmother and great grandmother's family.
Provided by Tanya Lewis
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Fried Chicken Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a medium size bowl mix together the eggs and milk. Add ALMOST all of the salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder (reserve a dash of each for seasoning the chicken pieces). Set aside.
- Sprinkle a dash of the remaining salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder onto both sides of the chicken pieces.
- In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Put the flour in a plastic bag. One piece at a time, dip the chicken into the egg/milk mixture then add to the plastic bag. Shake the bag so that the flour is covering each piece of chicken.
- You can check to see if the oil is hot enough by sprinkling a little flour in the skillet. If it fries, it's hot enough! Place the chicken pieces in the skillet. After about 5 minutes, turn the chicken over. Let chicken fry for about 15 minutes or until the meat is cooked through and the juices run clear. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 638.4 calories, Carbohydrate 47.9 g, Cholesterol 177.3 mg, Fat 29.6 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 42.7 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Sodium 960.4 mg, Sugar 7.1 g
LOUISIANA CHICKEN
Green peppers and mint add a surprise to this Southern-style recipe. A roasting bag keeps the chicken moist and flavorful.-Jill Werle, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h15m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Place flour in oven bag; shake to coat. Place oven bag in a 13x9-in. baking pan or larger roasting pan. Sprinkle chicken with salt and cayenne pepper; place in bag. , Surround chicken with onions, potatoes, carrots and green peppers. Place one garlic clove inside the chicken and one with the vegetables. Sprinkle parsley and mint over vegetables and chicken. Combine broth, Worcestershire sauce and bitters if desired. Pour under chicken inside of bag., Fasten the bag. Puncture the top of the bag five or six times with a fork. Bake until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°, 1 to 1-1/2 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 496 calories, Fat 14g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 80mg cholesterol, Sodium 688mg sodium, Carbohydrate 60g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 8g fiber), Protein 32g protein.
LOUISIANA CHICKEN COURTBOUILLON WITH SAFFRON
Steps:
- In a large heavy skillet, preferably cast-iron, heat the oil over modderately high heat until it is hot but not smoking and in it brown the chicken, patted dry, in batches, transferring it with a slotted spoon as it is browned to a large kettle. Pour off all but 1/4 cup fat from the skillet, stir in the flour, and cook the roux over moderately low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spatula, for 15 to 20 minutes, or until it is the color of peanut butter. Add the onion, the celery, and the bell pepper and cook the mixture, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened. Stir in the garlic, cook the mixture, stirring, for 1 minute, and add the tomatoes with the juice, breaking them up with the spatula. Transfer the tomato mixture to the kettle and stir in the stock, the saffron, and the cayenne. Bring the liquid to a boil, simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour, and stir in the scallion greens and salt to taste. Serve the Courtbouillon over the parsleyed rice in soup plates. Serves 8 to 10.
YOGURT-MARINATED FRIED CHICKEN WITH SAFFRON AND PAPRIKA
Here is a fried chicken recipe that is the best kind of weeknight cooking, with ingredients found quickly at most local grocery stores, whirled in a food processor and then left overnight to turn into something delicious the next evening. A yogurt marinade helps tenderize the boneless, skinless chicken thighs, infusing them with saffron and paprika, and a quick frying lends the meat a crispy, minty coating. You can marinate the chicken for 3 hours or overnight, but you set the timetable depending on whatever else is going on. This chicken will adapt. Make one night, finish the next. That's living.
Provided by Julia Moskin
Categories dinner, main course
Time 45m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine saffron with 1 tablespoon water and let soak 10 minutes. Place in food processor with yogurt and garlic and purée until smooth and yellow. Place chicken in glass or ceramic bowl; pour yogurt mixture on top, turn to coat; cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours or overnight.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, paprika, mint, salt and pepper. Heat a generous half-inch oil in a deep skillet over medium heat. Drop in a bit of bread to test temperature; oil should bubble vigorously. Working in batches to avoid crowding, dredge chicken pieces in flour mixture, then fry until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes a side. Remove and drain on paper towels.
- Sprinkle with salt and serve immediately, topped with walnuts and lemon wedges.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 700, UnsaturatedFat 41 grams, Carbohydrate 32 grams, Fat 48 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 34 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 165 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
ROMANTIC CHICKEN SCALLOPINE WITH SAFFRON CREAM SAUCE
This is a recipe of Giada De Laurentiis's from Foodnetwork.com (but I lessened the salt, added flour, upped the garlic, and added a sauce-thickening tip). It seems like it would be super hard, but it is really not that difficult. The first time I made it was for my husband on Valentine's Day. I had never cooked with several of the ingredients before, and except accidentally buying chicken tenders instead of chicken cutlets, it turned out just lovely. :) I also found saffron threads the cheapest at Whole Foods, almost $7.00 less expensive than the next cheapest place! I served this over angel hair pasta with green beans and garlic breadsticks, and we had Recipe #175610 for dessert.
Provided by Greeny4444
Categories Chicken
Time 30m
Yield 4 , 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Warm the olive oil in a large skillet over high heat.
- Season the chicken cutlets with salt and pepper, and coat each side with flour (shaking off any excess).
- Cook the chicken until golden and cooked through, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to serving plate and tent with foil to keep warm.
- Turn the heat to medium, add the shallots and the garlic and cook until tender, about 2 minutes.
- Deglaze the pan with the white wine. Using a wooden spoon, scrape all the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook until the wine is almost evaporated.
- Add the chicken broth and saffron threads, bring to a simmer (keeping the heat of the pan at medium) and reduce for 10 minutes. Add the cream, salt, and pepper.
- Stir to combine and simmer for 1 minute to blend the flavors (or let it simmer longer to reduce further). If you want an even thicker sauce, you can mix 1 Tablespoon cornstarch with 1 Tablespoon water, and add it to the pan.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 343.9, Fat 21.3, SaturatedFat 8.6, Cholesterol 113.4, Sodium 576.9, Carbohydrate 4.8, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.7, Protein 27.3
BRAISED LEMON-SAFFRON CHICKEN AND POTATOES
In this comforting braise, bone-in chicken and potatoes slowly cook in a lively lemon-saffron bath until the meat is fall-off-the-bone tender and the potatoes are soft and full of flavor. Most of the work in this one-pot dinner happens in the oven, so you can rest or multitask as it cooks. Serve it with rice and spoon the pan juices over top, or with toasted pita to soak up the rich, lemony broth. The whole peppercorns taste delicious and soften in both texture and flavor during the cooking process, but if they are too strong for you, leave them out or crack them before cooking. Leftovers are even better the next day, on top of a salad or tucked into a sandwich.
Provided by Yasmin Fahr
Categories dinner, poultry, main course
Time 1h45m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Using a mortar and pestle (or the bottom of a spoon and a bowl), grind the saffron threads into a powder as best you can. Add the 2 tablespoons hot water and stir to combine. Set aside.
- Place the chicken in a 9-by-13-inch roasting pan or baking dish. Cut large potatoes into 1-inch pieces and add to the pan. Drizzle the chicken and potatoes with the oil, then season well with salt and pepper.
- Add the lemon juice to the saffron water, mix to combine, then pour over the chicken and potatoes, stirring to coat. Arrange the chicken skin-side down. Sprinkle evenly with the whole black peppercorns, if using, then cover tightly with foil. (It's OK if everything is close together.)
- Cook until the meat is tender and easily pulled from the bone, and the potatoes are soft, about 1 1/2 hours. During the last 15 minutes, remove the foil, flip the chicken, stir the potatoes and cook for 15 minutes more, uncovered, to reduce some of the liquid.
- Season with black pepper and serve with rice or pita to soak up the lemony juices.
Tips:
- Choose the right fish: Firm-fleshed fish like halibut or cod work best in this dish. They can withstand the long cooking time without falling apart.
- Use a flavorful court-bouillon: The court-bouillon is the liquid in which the fish is cooked. It should be flavorful and aromatic. Use a combination of white wine, fish stock, vegetables, and herbs to create a delicious court-bouillon.
- Cook the fish gently: The fish should be cooked gently so that it doesn't overcook and become dry. Simmer the fish in the court-bouillon until it is just cooked through.
- Serve immediately: Louisiana Chicken Courtbouillon with Saffron is best served immediately after it is cooked. The fish will be at its best and the flavors will be most vibrant.
Conclusion:
Louisiana Chicken Courtbouillon with Saffron is a delicious and flavorful dish that is perfect for a special occasion. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. Serve it with rice or your favorite sides and enjoy a taste of Louisiana cuisine.
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