Recipe#5838

Title: Maple Syrup Broilers

Source:_My Grandmother's Kitchen_ by Mme. Jehane Benoit

      2    Chicken, broilers:young,            1 pn Aniseed
           -tender                             1 pn Savory
           Flour                               8 tb Maple syrup; 1 Tbsp per
           -Salt & pepper                           -piece of chicken
      4 tb Butter                            1/2 c  Cider or water
      2    Onions, large;thinly sliced    
 
  Poussins au sirop d'erable (pour la visite)
  
  From Mme Benoit, "This was a dish for company and always a source of
  discussion between my grandparents as they had to decide which of the
  chickens were the most tender. I still have the earthenware dish and I
  often (not just for company) make this delicious casserole.
  
  Quarter 2 very tender young broiler. Roll each piece in flour seasoned with
  salt and pepper. Brown in 4 Tbsp butter. Place the chicken pieces,as they
  are browned in an attractive ovenproof earthenware casserole. Add 2 large
  thinly sliced onions to the fat in the fry pan, brown, and pour on top of
  the chicken. Salt and pepper. Sprinkle with a pinch of aniseed and savory
  and pour 1 Tbsp maple syrup over each piece of chicken. Deglaze the frying
  pan with 1/2 cup cider or water and pour over the chicken. Bake 40 minutes,
  uncovered, in a 350F oven.