Mushroom and Chicken with Madeira

4 chicken legs and thighs.
Pan juices plus stock or water to make 2 cups.
1 pound mushrooms.
1/2 cup of Madeira or Marsala wine.
Butter for sauteeing.
A couple of tablespoons of AP Flour.


Season with S&P and oven roast 4 chicken legs and thighs. Eat the legs that day and reserve the thighs for the next day. Chill overnight with the pan juices included.
the next day, remove skin and any fat, slice thigh meat from the bones and set aside.
Clean and thickly slice a pound of button mushrooms. This recipe is good for mushrooms that are a bit past their prime.
Heat a skillet and add a tablespoon of butter, allow to melt and froth slightly.
Add a quarter of the mushrooms or sufficient amount to not crowd the pan, you want to have space between the slices. Saute over high heat to sear the mushrooms on one side, then flip and sear the other side, add more butter if the pan is too dry. You want to sear the mushrooms and evaporate the juices but not burn the pan.
Remove the seared mushrooms to a bowl and continue with the remaining mushrooms. As they finish searing, add them to the bowl. At the end of the process, add a bit more butter to the pan as necessary to have a couple of tablespoons then add several tablespoons of flour to the skillet. Stir to blend the flour into the butter. Cook the mixture long enough to lightly toast the flour. When the flour is light brown, add about a 1/4 to 1/2 cup marsala or maderia to the pan and deglaze scraping up the browned bits. Once the pan is deglazed, add the mushrooms back into the pan and add enough liquid to your reserved chicken pan juices to make a couple of cups. You can use chicken or vegetable stock, if you do not have these add water. Add your liquid to the skillet and bring everything to to a boil and allow sauce to thicken. Reduce heat and add the sliced chicken thigh meat, heat gently. The chicken is already cooked so you just want to warm it through.

Serve over rice or pasta
Yum rating 3/5
A good way to use up leftovers and past their prime mushrooms.