THE CHASSEUR (HUNTER) IN CHICKEN CHASSEUR TELLS YOU IT CONTAINS MUSHROOMS, PROBABLY CHOPPED ONIONS, GARLIC, TOMATO AND WINE. THE REST IS UP FOR GRABS. IN THIS CASE, THE MUSHROOMS, DRIED PORCINI, ARE THERE PURELY FOR FLAVOR — AN INTENSE, WOODSY FLAVOR — WHICH YOU CAN’T GET FROM FRESH BUTTON MUSHROOMS. THERE’S A SLIGHT NOD TO TOMATOES IN THE FORM OF TOMATO PASTE, RED WINE TO ADD A BIT OF ROUNDNESS AND DEPTH, CIPOLLINI BECAUSE I LOVE CIPOLLINI, AND POTATOES TO SOAK UP THE FLAVORS AND SAVE YOU FROM HAVING TO MAKE A SEPARATE STARCH. STILL, A CRUSTY BAGUETTE COULDN’T HURT.
