Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat

Swedish Chicken with Dill Cream Potatoes

瑞典蒔蘿忌廉薯仔雞

Swedish Chicken with Dill Cream Potatoes: Chicken and potatoes simmer gently in a restrained dill cream sauce for a tender, mild Swedish-style main.

Total time: 55 min
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 4 servings

Recipe overview

Chicken and potatoes simmer gently in a restrained dill cream sauce for a tender, mild Swedish-style main.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

700 g boneless chicken thigh
700 g medium potatoes
1 piece onion
400 ml chicken stock
180 ml cooking cream
3 tbsp fresh dill
25 g butter
1 tbsp all-purpose flour

Seasonings

1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp Black pepper

Swedish Chicken with Dill Cream Potatoes: 700 g boneless chicken thigh, 700 g medium potatoes, 1 piece onion, 400 ml chicken stock, 180 ml cooking cream, 3 tbsp fresh dill, 25 g butter, 1 tbsp all-purpose flour, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp Black pepper

02

Tools

knife
cutting board
frying pan
stockpot
tongs
wooden spoon
measuring cup
serving plate

Swedish Chicken with Dill Cream Potatoes: knife, cutting board, frying pan, stockpot, tongs, wooden spoon, measuring cup, serving plate

03

Steps

Cut and season the chicken: Cut and season the chicken. Follow the listed quantities and recipe order; confirm the food matches the shown stage before continuing.

Step 1

Cut and season the chicken

Pat the chicken dry, cut it into 4 cm pieces, and season all sides with the measured salt and pepper.

Peel and cut the potatoes: Peel and cut the potatoes. Follow the listed quantities and recipe order; confirm the food matches the shown stage before continuing.

Step 2

Peel and cut the potatoes

Peel the potatoes and cut them into even 3 cm chunks so they finish cooking together.

Dice the onion: Dice the onion. Follow the listed quantities and recipe order; confirm the food matches the shown stage before continuing.

Step 3

Dice the onion

Peel the onion and dice it into pieces about 1 cm wide.

Chop the dill: Chop the dill. Follow the listed quantities and recipe order; confirm the food matches the shown stage before continuing.

Step 4

Chop the dill

Rinse and dry the dill, chop the fronds finely, and reserve them away from the heat.

Brown the chicken: Brown the chicken. Follow the listed quantities and recipe order; confirm the food matches the shown stage before continuing.

Step 5

Brown the chicken

Melt half the butter over medium-high heat and brown the chicken in one layer for 5 minutes.

Remove the chicken briefly: Remove the chicken briefly. Follow the listed quantities and recipe order; confirm the food matches the shown stage before continuing.

Step 6

Remove the chicken briefly

Lift the browned chicken onto a clean plate; it will finish cooking later in the sauce.

Soften the onion in butter: Soften the onion in butter. Follow the listed quantities and recipe order; confirm the food matches the shown stage before continuing.

Step 7

Soften the onion in butter

Add the remaining butter and cook the onion over medium-low heat for 5 minutes until translucent.

Stir in flour and stock: Stir in flour and stock. Follow the listed quantities and recipe order; confirm the food matches the shown stage before continuing.

Step 8

Stir in flour and stock

Stir in the flour for 1 minute, then gradually add stock while stirring until smooth.

Add potatoes and chicken: Add potatoes and chicken. Follow the listed quantities and recipe order; confirm the food matches the shown stage before continuing.

Step 9

Add potatoes and chicken

Add the potatoes and browned chicken with their juices, keeping the pieces mostly beneath the stock.

Simmer until tender and cooked: Simmer until tender and cooked. Follow the listed quantities and recipe order for about 13 minutes over medium-low heat; confirm the food matches the shown stage before continuing.

Step 10

Simmer until tender and cooked

Cover and maintain a gentle simmer for 25 minutes, until the potatoes are tender and the chicken is cooked through.

Stir in cream and dill: Stir in cream and dill. Follow the listed quantities and recipe order; confirm the food matches the shown stage before continuing.

Step 11

Stir in cream and dill

Lower the heat, stir in the cream and dill, and warm for 2 minutes without letting the sauce boil.

Taste, rest briefly and serve: Taste, rest briefly and serve. Follow the listed quantities and recipe order; confirm the food matches the shown stage before continuing.

Step 12

Taste, rest briefly and serve

Taste for seasoning, rest off the heat for 3 minutes, and spoon chicken, potatoes and sauce evenly onto plates.

Common mistakes

Boiling hard after adding cream can split the sauce and dull the dill.

Tips

Cook the potatoes until just tender, then fold in cream and dill off the hard boil.