Fricassee

Culinary definition of fricassee:  A method of cooking, or braising, most often associated with chicken and small game like rabbit. Cut pieces are dredged in flour, browned in fat, and then covered in liquid and cooked in a dutch oven or skillet - with or without the addition of vegetables.

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Such a fun word, fricassee; reminisent of old Looney Tune cartoons.  Children and adults alike love to hear that chicken fricassee is on the dinner menu.  Better yet - Fricassee Fridays.  Braised or stewed chicken don't elicit the same response. 

We have chicken fricassee down to an artform - one basic recipe but with seven international flavour profiles and suggested accompaniments.  Search our recipe pages for Chicken Fricassee.

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