🍗 Chicken Sauté Chasseur (Hunter-Style) — Adapted for Home Cooks
Simple. Classic. Done properly.
Chicken saute chasseur recipe
Chicken sauté chasseur is a classic French dish built on simple technique—browned chicken, mushrooms, wine, and a rich pan sauce. Traditionally finished with demi-glace, this version is adapted for home cooks using chicken stock and tomatoes to create depth without complexity.
The result is a balanced, savoury dish with gentle acidity, earthy mushrooms, and a clean, reduced sauce that coats the chicken beautifully. It’s a perfect example of how flavour is built step by step in the pan, not added at the end. Classic cooking, simplified for real kitchens—done properly.
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Chicken sauté chasseur is a French dish made with chicken, mushrooms, wine, and a reduced tomato-based sauce. This version uses stock for a simple home method.
🍗 Chicken Sauté Chasseur (Hunter-Style) — Adapted for Home Cooks
Equipment
- 1 Tongs
Ingredients
- 4 each chicken thighs (bone-in, skin on)
- salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 40 grams Butter
- 1 small red onion (finely sliced)
- 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
- 200 grams mushrooms (sliced)
- 125 ml dry white wine
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 cup canned diced tomatoes
- 1 each Fresh tomato (added at the end 👈 key)
- ⅓ bunch parsley + tarragon
Instructions
1. Season & Brown
- Season chicken well. in a pan add olive oil and 20 grams butter heat gently.Place skin-side down in a pan and cook until golden.Turn and colour the other side.👉 Remove and set aside
2. Build the Base
- In the same pan:Add onion Cook gently (no colour 👈 classic touch) Add mushrooms Cook until softened
3. Deglaze
- Add white wine👉 Reduce by half
4. Build the Sauce
- Add:Chicken stockCanned Diced tomatoesBring to a simmer
5. Return Chicken
- Place chicken back into the pan👉 Simmer gently cover with a cartouche place in to oven at 180℃ for about 30 minutes.
6. Concentrate the Sauce
- Remove from ovenRemove chicken again👉 Reduce the sauce until rich and slightly thickened
7. Finish Fresh
- Add fresh tomatoAdd herbsadd remaining 20 grams butter stir in to sauceReturn chicken to the sauce and coat with a spoon.
8. Serve
- Spoon sauce overFinish with herbs
👨🍳 KOOK’S SECRET
Remove the chicken before reducing the sauce.👉 This is how you control flavour👉 This is how you avoid overcookingKOOK’S SECRETS
Nutrition
🍗 What is Chicken Sauté Chasseur
Chicken sauté chasseur, or “hunter-style chicken,” is a traditional French dish made by sautéing chicken and finishing it in a sauce of mushrooms, wine, tomatoes, and herbs. It’s built in stages, with each step adding depth to the final dish
👅 What does it taste like
Rich but balanced.
You get:
- savoury chicken
- earthy mushrooms
- light acidity from wine and tomato
- fresh herb finish
It’s not creamy—it’s clean, layered, and deeply flavoured.
🍽️ How to use Chicken Sauté Chasseur
Serve with:
- crusty bread
- mashed potatoes
- rice or simple pasta
🔪 How to cook / prepare
- Brown chicken → remove
- Cook onion + mushrooms gently
- Add wine → reduce
- Add stock + diced tomatoes
- Return chicken → simmer
- Remove chicken → reduce sauce
- Finish with fresh tomato + herbs
- Return chicken and serve
👨🍳 Chef’s Tips
- Reduce the wine properly—this builds the base
- Don’t rush the mushrooms
- Finish with fresh herbs, not dried
⚠️ Common mistakes
- Skipping the reduction
- Overcooking the chicken
- Using too much tomato (overpowers balance)
- Cooking everything too fast
⚡ Quick Answer
Chicken sauté chasseur is a classic French dish made with browned chicken, mushrooms, wine, and a reduced tomato-based sauce. This version uses stock instead of demi-glace for a simpler, home-friendly method while keeping the same depth of flavour.
❓ 4. FAQ SECTION
What is chicken sauté chasseur?
A classic French chicken dish cooked with mushrooms, wine, tomatoes, and herbs.
How do you make chicken chasseur at home?
Brown chicken, build a sauce with wine and stock, then reduce it for flavour before finishing with herbs.
Can you make chicken chasseur without demi-glace?
Yes—use chicken stock and reduce the sauce to concentrate flavour.
What’s the best way to cook chicken chasseur?
Cook in stages and reduce the sauce properly for depth.
What does chicken chasseur taste like?
Savoury, slightly tangy, and rich without being heavy.
⚡ Quick Answer (repeat block)
Chicken sauté chasseur is a French dish made with chicken, mushrooms, wine, and a reduced tomato-based sauce. This version uses stock for a simple home method.
👨🍳 Chef’s Note
The dish is about control. Build flavour step by step, reduce properly, and finish fresh. That’s where the difference is.
👉 The sauce is the star—something to soak it up is essential.
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