Halal-conscious recipe
Chicken chasseur without wine
Gary Rhodes's braised chicken chasseur with Halal chicken legs, onions, mushrooms, tomato and tarragon, simmered in Halal stock with no white wine.
Each method follows published technique for the dish, and every Halal substitution is checked against the ingredient pages we cite. Photographs come from our ingredient library rather than the finished dish.
Photo: Rusty Clark · CC BY 2.0
Why Halal checks matter here
Chasseur is chicken braised in 300 ml of white wine with canned chicken or beef consommé or stock, and the chicken itself needs Halal slaughter.
Chicken chasseur, or hunter's chicken, is chicken braised with mushrooms and tomato in white wine. Wine is the khamr the Qur'an forbids, and this site counts wine cooked into food the same way, so this version leaves it out.
It follows Gary Rhodes's braised chicken chasseur for BBC Good Food. The source uses 300 ml of white wine plus a can of chicken or beef consommé or bought stock; here both are Halal or vegetable stock (see stock cubes). If you use a canned consommé, read the label for the meat source and any gelatin.
The legs simmer covered for about an hour until completely tender, then the tomatoes go in for the last few minutes.
Halal-critical ingredients
- White wine The published recipe adds 300 ml of white wine to the sauce. Wine is the khamr the Qur'an forbids, and on this site that includes wine cooked into food. Use the same amount of extra stock, as here. See Wine.
- Consommé or stock The source uses a can of chicken or beef consommé or bought stock. These are meat products, and UK stock cubes such as OXO and Knorr contain meat fat that is not certified Halal. Use a Halal-certified stock or a vegan vegetable stock, and read a consommé label for the meat source and any gelatin. See Stock cubes and Gelatin.
- Chicken legs Chicken is a Halal bird, but slaughter decides whether the meat is Halal. Buy from a Halal butcher or in a certified pack. See Chicken.
Safe substitutes
- 300 ml white wine → 300 ml extra Halal or vegetable stock
- A can of chicken or beef consommé → 400 ml Halal chicken or vegetable stock
Allergens
none
Ingredients
Chasseur
- 4 Halal chicken legs
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 onions, thickly sliced
- 250 g whole button or chestnut mushrooms
- 1 rounded tbsp tomato purée
- 300 ml Halal chicken stock or vegetable stock (instead of 300 ml white wine)
- 400 ml Halal chicken stock or vegetable stock (instead of a can of consommé)
- 3–4 tomatoes, quartered and deseeded (optional)
- a sprinkling tarragon leaves and chopped parsley
Method
- Brown the chicken. Season the Halal chicken legs. Heat the oil in a lidded sauté pan or shallow casserole and fry the chicken over a medium-high heat, turning, until golden on both sides. Lift out and set aside, draining off fat to leave about 2 tbsp in the pan.
- Cook the onions and mushrooms. Add the onions and mushrooms and cook, stirring now and then, for 6 to 8 minutes until lightly coloured and starting to soften. Stir in the tomato purée, then pour in all the stock.
- Braise. Return the chicken to the pan and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook at a bare simmer for about 1 hour, until the meat is completely tender.
- Finish. Skim off any excess fat, add the tomatoes if using, and simmer uncovered for 2 to 3 minutes to soften them. Scatter over the tarragon and parsley.
How this recipe was researched
Method adapted from BBC Good Food's 'Braised chicken chasseur' by Gary Rhodes (serves 4: 4 seasoned chicken legs pan-fried in 2 tbsp olive oil until golden and set aside, excess fat drained to leave about 2 tbsp; 2 thickly sliced onions and 250 g button or chestnut mushrooms cooked 6 to 8 minutes; 1 rounded tbsp tomato purée, 300 ml white wine and a 400 g can of chicken or beef consommé or 400 ml stock; the chicken returned, covered and simmered about 1 hour until tender; skimmed, 3 to 4 deseeded tomato quarters added for 2 to 3 minutes uncovered; tarragon and parsley). We specified Halal chicken legs and a Halal or vegetable stock, and replaced the wine with the same amount of extra stock. Timings follow the published technique rather than a kitchen test.
Technique and ingredient sources
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Braised chicken chasseur — BBC Good Food
Retrieved:
By Gary Rhodes. Serves 4, prep 10 minutes, cook 1 hour 35 minutes: 4 chicken legs browned, onions, mushrooms, tomato purée, 300 ml white wine and a 400 g can of consommé or 400 ml stock, simmered about 1 hour; tomatoes, tarragon and parsley to finish. We replaced the wine with extra stock.
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Wine analysis — isithalal.food
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Why wine is Haram, including wine cooked into food.