Chicken with french style green lentils and verjus

Date: 02-10-2025

 Serves: 4

Ingredients:

¼ cup Raw Materials French Style Green Lentils

2Tbspn cracked freekeh wheat

250ml Moredough Kitchens Chicken Stock

2Tbspn Goldi EVO 

4 chicken marylands

1 large onion, chopped

1 clove of garlic, crushed

1 large celery stick, diced

125ml Verjus

50g  butter

salt & pepper to taste 

¼ cup pistachios, roughly chopped

 

Simmer lentils in MK stock. After 5 minutes add freekeh wheat  and cook for a further 15 minutes or until both lentils and freekeh are tender.

Pre heat oven to 200°C.

Heat oil in a heavy based fry pan. A dish that is also oven proof is ideal.

Sear chicken, skin side down first until brown.

Add onion, garlic and celery to the pan and sauté until soft.

Degalze the pan with verjus.

Add the lentils, freekeh and butter.

Cover with a lid or foil and cook for 10 minutes.

Cook for a further 15 -20 minutes until meat juices run clear and the meat is brown. I like to finish with a few minutes under the grill for a delicious golden  colour.

Top with pistachios before serving.