Receta Smothered Chicken with Mushrooms
by Chez la mere

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	American
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Ingredientes

Ingredients
1 chicken, 3 1/2 pounds, butterflied (split down the backbone, breast left intact and unsplit)
Salt to taste, if desired
Freshly ground pepper to taste
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced, cut in half or quartered, depending on size
16 very small white onions, about 1 pound, peeled and left whole
1 bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup fresh or canned chicken broth
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

Preparation
1.A black iron skillet is essential for the authentic preparation of this dish. Sprinkle the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Select a skillet large enough to hold the chicken comfortably when it is opened up as for broiling. Fold the chicken wings under to hold them secure.2.Melt half the butter in the skillet and add the chicken skinside down. Cover the chicken firmly with a plate that will fit comfortably inside the skillet. Add several weights, approximately five pounds, to the top of the plate. Cook over low heat, checking the skin side of the chicken, until it is nicely browned, about 25 minutes.3.Pour off most of the fat from the skillet and add the remaining two tablespoons of butter. Turn the chicken skin-side up.4.Scatter the mushrooms over the chicken. Scatter the onions around it. Add the bay leaf, thyme, wine and chicken broth. Replace the plate and the weights and continue cooking over low heat about 45 minutes longer.5.Remove the chicken to a warm platter. Spoon the mushrooms and onions around the chicken. Cook down the skillet liquid until reduced by half. Pour this over the chicken and sprinkle with parsley