French Cuisine: The Tarragon Chicken recipe comes from author Martin Walker.
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Martin Walker’s detective stories about Bruno, “Chef de Police” in Périgord, France, are as exciting as they are successful. But what the investigator cooks in it is also something special: Bruno’s tarragon chicken is a delicacy.
We are addicts, the whole family, big and small. Based on the “Bruno” crime novels by Martin Walker. We can hardly imagine anything nicer than lounging on the sofa in the evening and listening to stories about Bruno Courrèges, the “Chef de Police” in a small town in the French Périgord. Because the detective stories of the former “Guardian” journalist Walker are great cinema. The cases that his provincial investigator has to solve are related to the major issues of the present day. Islamist terrorists, Russian oligarchs, aging rock stars and resistance fighters from the Résistance make their appearances in them. So Walker’s crime novels are always a bit like a history lesson.
But what is particularly charming about them is something else: despite his highly complex cases, investigator Bruno still finds enough time for the beautiful sides of life. Especially for culinary things. Gourmets can rack their brains for pages about the order in which they should prepare a menu for their friends – and which wines are best served with it. At which market do you get the best cheese? Which butcher sells the most tender meat? What vegetables should you grow in the garden? Where are the most delicious croissants? These are the questions that ultimately concern the “Chef de Police” the most.