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Chicken fillets with cancoillotte sauce
A delicious classic of Comtoise cuisine, large cubes of grilled chicken with a creamy cancoillotte and Jura white wine sauce, served with sautéed potatoes.
2,150 5/5 (1 reviews)
1 hour 6 min.
Easy
15.15 €
4 people
11 IngredientsLast modified on: November 12th 2025
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
3 chicken breasts - 2
1 shallot - 3
1 garlic clove - 4
800 g cooked potatoes - 5
oil - 6
20 g butter - 7
100 ml Jura white wine - 8
200 g cancoillotte - 9
tarragon (optional) - 10
salt - 11
pepper - Total weight: 1,905 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Cooking: 55 min.
All in all: 1 hour 6 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
Cut 3 chicken breasts into medium-sized pieces.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 3 min.
Cut 800 g cooked potatoes into pieces and season with a little salt.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.
Pour a small amount of oil into a non-stick frying pan over medium heat, and when hot, pour in the potatoes.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 30 min.
Lower the heat a little and roast gently, stirring when the bottom of the potatoes is nicely colored.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 1 min.
Remove to a plate when the potatoes are roasted to your liking, and keep warm.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 3 min.
In a non-stick pan (if possible) over high heat, pour 3 tablespoons of oil and, when hot, add the chicken pieces.
Stage 8 - ⌛ 5 min.
Stage 9 - ⌛ 1 min.
Lower the heat under the pan and add 20 g butter, then the shallot and garlic, salt and pepper.
Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Stage 10 - ⌛ 1 min.
Pour in 100 ml Jura white wine and deglaze the bottom of the pan.
Stage 11 - ⌛ 5 min.
Reduce by about half.
Stage 12 - ⌛ 1 min.
Stage 13 - ⌛ 3 min.
Pour in the chicken pieces, stir again and leave for a few minutes, just long enough for the chicken to warm up and soak up the cancoillotte sauce.
At the last minute, add a little chopped tarragon.
At the last minute, add a little chopped tarragon.
Stage 14
Serve immediately, with a bed of potatoes and the chicken poured on top, garnished if possible with a sprig of tarragon.
Remarks
This recipe can also be served with pasta, rice or other vegetables instead of potatoes.
The quantities of white wine and cancoillotte can be adapted to your taste.
If you don't have fillets, but chicken pieces (thighs, wings, etc.), color them in the same way as the fillets in step 8, then put them in the oven for around 20 minutes to continue cooking.
The quantities of white wine and cancoillotte can be adapted to your taste.
If you don't have fillets, but chicken pieces (thighs, wings, etc.), color them in the same way as the fillets in step 8, then put them in the oven for around 20 minutes to continue cooking.
Keeping: Enjoy immediately, but can be reheated.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 200 RDI=80 % | 160 RDI=20 % | 80 RDI=10 % | 2,150 RDI=110 % | 9,020 RDI: 110 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=4 % | 8 RDI=1 % | 4 RDI=1 % | 110 RDI=6 % | 470 RDI: 6 % |
| Per person | 50 RDI=20 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 540 RDI=30 % | 2,260 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 15.15 €
- Per person : 3.80 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Cooked potatoes
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Cancoillotte
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Jura white wine
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Butter
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