Poulet de Grains en Casserole (Spring Chicken in an Earthenware Casserole) — with Poulet de Grains Clamart

Ingredients

• For Poulet de grains en Casserole:
• 1 spring chicken
• butter
• 1 spoonful jus de veau (veal gravy)
• For Poulet de grains Clamart:
• 1 spring chicken
• butter
• 1/4 litre petits pois à la française

Instructions

1. Poulet de grains en Casserole: pot-roast the chicken in butter in an earthenware casserole, basting it often during the cooking.
2. At the moment of serving, skim off the fat and add a spoonful of jus de veau.
3. Serve just as it is, with no garnish.
4. Poulet de grains Clamart: colour the chicken in butter and cook it half through.
5. Put it in a cocotte or an earthenware casserole with a quarter of a litre of petits pois à la française cooked half through, their cooking liquid kept very short.
6. Finish cooking the chicken and the peas together and serve just as it is.