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Another very cold day and another lovely winter dish. Archie was in a gorgeous and non-destructive mood in the kitchen – although perhaps disappointed at the relative lack of havoc he could wreak when making a casserole. After all, this didn’t involve any cake mix, nor did it involve pressing any buttons on food mixers!
We let Archie eat from casseroles like this virtually from the day we started weaning him. The chicken in this “throw–in-the-pan” type stew comes out perfectly soft and tender, there are loads of vegetables and cooking the potatoes on top like this, in true hotpot style, leaves them deliciously full of flavour. It really is an ideal meal for all the family, with the added bonus that it is very easy to prepare and there is always some left over to freeze for eat later in the week.
Preparation time 15 minutes, cooking time 2 hours
This served three of us with plenty left over for a few lunches
4 chicken drumsticks and 4 chicken thighs
Chop up the following:
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
1 courgette
2 medium carrots
3 celery sticks
1 25g bunch of fresh taragon
You will also need:
A good handful of dried barley
4 medium potatoes, sliced into 2mm thick slices
700ml of good quality chicken stock
A tsp of plain flour
Preheat the oven to around 180°C/350°F
my first visit and i love it. We have a fun pod arriving soon so we will be having a go !
Great! The funpod really does make it all so much easier… Thanks for coming by and kindly telling me you love the blog!!
I think this is my favourite ever. Clever Archie for thinking that cows like barley, I'm sure they do! And I love love love the "your spoon, my spoon" shenanigans, we have exactly the same go on here. And Tim was watching over my shoulder almost drooling at the sight of the hot pot – guess what I will be cooking this weekend?!
Annie, your comments almost single-handedly motivate me to carry on cooking and filming!!!
Hi Nick… this is a completely brilliant idea for a blog. It seems like one of those things that will sound simple but be really difficult to do well in practice, but you do it like it's easy!! Well done, really and honestly. I saw it on BBC London news and have now bookmarked it.
I was thinking though, once you get more recipes building up and up, you should have a vegetarian category? I'm not vege myself but I've made a resolution to try and eat as much vege as I do of meat, which means cutting down on meat. Always looking for new ideas! Meantime I'll keep an eye out for more of your soups etc. Hotpot looks brilliant too.
All the best,
Christy
Hi Christy, thanks so much for your kind comments. I guess the idea is a simple one, mainly because the blog really does just document what we do in our house. There is no smoke and mirrors… You are absolutely right about vegetarian dishes and I agree, I need to have more… I will rectify that over the coming weeks… And don't worry, if the weather continues to be so cold, there will be plenty more soups! Thanks again for taking the time to comment, I really appreciate it…
Bye Bye Chicken! ;D
Yeah, bye bye!! Or au revoir as you would say
bless him!!
What a great daddy! Can't wait for the next dish
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Thanks for this Nick, I made this for my family this afternoon. My little man is only 8 months so helped by playing with wooden spoons and ladles whilst I got on with it. He didn't leave a scrap of it in the bowl, so huge thumbs up. The 14 and 5 year old polished it off too, so a real winner! Do you do requests? Have you a tried and tested recipe for beef goulash?
Many thanks
Cara (and family)
Hi Nick,
Love the site and had this recipe for tea tonight, it was fab. The copy writing, anally retentive proceduralist in me though just has to point out that you missed out putting in the stock in the written recipe so if you need a copy writing, anally retentive, proceduralist to double check anything else I'd be happy to help!!!!!
Cheers and thanks for a great site…inspired!
Michelle
Hi Nick. I also found out about your blog on BBC London news. I have a 7 month old but have cooking all our family meals while on maternity leave. You have shared some excellent recipes and I'm making your hotpot for dinner tonight! I leave salt out of things for now but I really look forward to cooking with Ella when she is a bit older. For now, she sits in the kitchen with me babbling away, keeping me company. Thanks – I will share this site with many others! Zoe
Delicious, the chicken was really tender. I felt very daring to cook with tarragon (which I had never encountered before) and celery (which I have always avoided because it is so horrible raw) but I'm glad I braved it.
Hi Nick. I also found out about your blog on BBC London news. I have a 7 month old but have cooking all our family meals while on maternity leave. You have shared some excellent recipes and I'm making your hotpot for dinner tonight! I leave salt out of things for now but I really look forward to cooking with Ella when she is a bit older. For now, she plays on the floor on a mat. My flat smells wonderful and I look forward to your and Archie's other recipes! I'll be sure to share your blog with others. (Sorry if I've sent this to you twice for approval – your server keeps showing my unfinished comment, so I have rewritten it) Zoe
By the way, in the ingredients list you say 'tsp' of flour but in the video you say 'tablespoon' (and it looked like more than that). I used a teaspoon of flour and the sauce was a bit thin. I will use more next time.
Thanks for a great recipe, we just had this tonight and everyone enjoyed it, especially 10 month old Freddie who had to have seconds from my plate! We've been doing blw since he was 6 months and he enjoys most things but this definitley looked a favourite. love the video as well, I'd be more than happy if Freddie was that keen on cooking in a year or so!
No salt and pepper?
Since we had Archie, there is no doubt that we use less salt than before. We used little or no salt in the early days with him and I guess this has just carried on as he has gotten older. In this recipe, if you are using a really good quality chicken stock, the dish is likely to be salty enough – and then you can add pepper if you wish at the table. That said, all these recipes can be seasoned as per your own tastes…
Amazing!!! how enjoyable and so moving to see interaction with your child – there should be more interaction amongst people in general – we have lost the realisation that life is about time with your friends and family and creating memories!! This has truly touched me and made me think about how great life can be!
Hello, love the article in ES and website. All the dishes look delicious -am stuck in a rut after 25 years of preparing suppers for the family and your chicken tarragon dish particularly tempting but I that in your method you have left out an instruction to add the stock – the unitiated might miss that!
Haven’t had a chance to watch the vidoes yet but looking forward to it.
It’s elementary really, i’m just usually in such a rush to get on with my jobs (cooking included) that i usher my little one (just about to turn 2 out of the kitchen) In my drive for household efficiency i’ve quite missed the point. Get her involved, i’m a very confident and enthusiastic cook myself so why shouldn’t she get involved. I will order a funpod and we will get cooking as soon as possible (mess can be cleared up after all, can’t it!). One question, how to stop them randomly touching the hot pans? Or is it let them do it once and they’ll never do it again??
Cutest child ever!! Archie definitely needs to have his own show…. he says such hilarious things!!
This is my first visit to the blog, after seeing the Evening Standard article. Love it! Has inspired me to let my 22 month old be more hands on in the kitchen (he already loves mixing anything). I (and my son) will definitely be trying this recipe as it looks like a different twist on the stews I usually make.
Thank you!
Saw this on a telly program, came to have a look and have instantly bookmarked it and will be trying this recipe out as soon as I can – I've been getting back into cooking after a mixture of laziness, no money and old issues around not eating properly meant I just never cooked – I now have several recipes I can do well and am always on the look for others as my enjoyment of cooking increases and I think this site is going to help me with that – I also want to try the cheese and veggie muffins!!
I might not have a little boy to make happy with my cooking, but I have my big boy of a husband who will be very happy (and hopefully not throwing a tantrum in the kitchen when he helps me!!)
Lastly – as someone who's wanting to start a family in the next couple of years, I'm finding your videos and how your little boy has taken to food inspiring after my childhood issues around it.
I'll stop now, I'm babbling and gushing like an idiot!
But thank you!
Greetings from New Zealand!
Stumbled across your blog, and totally love you guys are cooking! Will definitely try some of the recipes with my 11 month old Annabelle (though she might not be able to help out in the kitchen just yet), keep the recipes coming!
Thank you Nick!! not only will I be cooking this recipe for friends on Friday but I have to say what a little sweetie Archie is – that video was so great to watch. When my kids were small I would never have attempted this with them – but now I can't wait to try with any grandchildren that happen along. You've proved it can be done. I'm new to this blog but will be following it faithfully from here on in. You've made an old woman very happy….
not only will I be making this for friends tomorrow but I have to say what a total sweetheart Archie is. When my kids were little I would never have attempted this kind of cooking with them – now I can’t wait to try it with any grandchildren that may happen along. Thank you Nick – you’ve made an old woman very happy….
have now made this and , if I say it myself, it was a great success. Wasn't sure about using the tarragon as I'm not usually v keen, but it gave a lovely subtle flavour, not like aniseed balls as I had expected. The only thing missing was Archie – love this blog
oh Man…..this chicken hotpot is absolutely 5 stars!!!
Nick….can't wait for another easy recipes from you. I have tried most of your recipes and all of them are big success! Yum..yum….
Hi Nick – am going to cook the hot-pot again this weekend and wondered if you'd have time to let me know if I could cook it Saturday night and heat it up for Sunday lunch. (How long and at what temp. would that be?) Thanks in anticipation.
Next will be the Valentine cake – how cool were you when the Magimix broke down!
I tried this recipe last week and it was gorgeous, thank you so much, I love watching you and Archie cook together he reminds me so much of my son when he was little, he is now 24 and really enjoyed the chicken hotpot!
This was a super hit on Mothers Day!
Great Great Hotpot. One of my favourites on here so far.
Luv Inge