Authentic home cooking from Chile, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Chile as POLLO MARENGO. JON STYLE

Chicken Marengo, Jon Style

Name: Chicken Marengo, Jon Style
Yield: Serves 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 pieces chicken (I used 2 chicken legs, separated at the joint); 12 large Ecuadorian shrimp, peeled and deveined; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup olive oil mixed with vegetable oil; 1/4 cup brandy; 1/2 cup chicken broth; 2 2/3 cups diced tomatoes (about 400 grams); 2 cups cremini mushrooms (about 250 grams); 1 tablespoon parsley; 4 slices bread, toasted in olive oil or vegetable oil; 4 eggs; 16 black olives

Jon Michelena @jonmichelena

Estados Unidos

This dish was created after Napoleon Bonaparte's victory over the Austrians in Italy on June 14, 1800, near the village of Marengo. The story goes that Napoleon asked his chef to prepare something with chicken, so the chef sent some men to gather ingredients. They managed to find chicken, olive oil, tomatoes, bread, eggs, and even crayfish. In this recipe, I used shrimp instead of crayfish. Some chefs and cooks make this dish with only chicken.

Jon Michelena @jonmichelena

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Ingredients

Serves 4 servings

4 pieceschicken (I used 2 chicken legs, separated at the joint)
12large Ecuadorian shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 teaspoonsalt
1/4 teaspoonblack pepper
2 tablespoonsall-purpose flour
1/4 cupolive oil mixed with vegetable oil
1/4 cupbrandy
1/2 cupchicken broth
2 2/3 cupsdiced tomatoes (about 400 grams)
2 cupscremini mushrooms (about 250 grams)
1 tablespoonparsley
4 slicesbread, toasted in olive oil or vegetable oil
4eggs
16black olives

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Steps

1

Measure and cut all the ingredients. Use chicken pieces with or without skin; I used skinless. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Let sit at room temperature for 1 hour. Dredge the chicken pieces in flour.
2

Heat a large skillet over medium heat with the oil. Brown the chicken on both sides and set aside. In the same skillet without cleaning, lightly brown the onion and garlic together. Sauté the mushrooms for 1 minute.
3

Add the brandy and tilt the skillet slightly to ignite. Let the alcohol burn off. Add and deglaze with the chicken broth. Add the tomatoes with their juices and place the chicken pieces on top.
4

Cover the skillet and continue cooking over low heat. Cook the chicken for about 18 minutes per side. Add the shrimp and parsley. Cover and cook for about 2 minutes.
5

Toast the bread in a skillet with olive oil or butter and place on plates. Fry the eggs and place them on the toast. Finish the dish by serving the chicken with the sauce.

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Jon Michelena @jonmichelena

Published in the US on August 12, 2025 16:08

Estados Unidos

Soy chileno, jubilado, radicado en New York, Estados Unidos.Me encanta la cocina, crear recetas, sacarles fotos y las pongo en mi blog.Me gusta caminar, trotar y jugar tenis. Me encanta la vida al aire libre.Los invito a ver y subscribirse a mi canal de You Tube. Recetas paso a paso.https://www.youtube.com/@JonMichelena1www.lacocinadelpollo.blogspot.comhttps://www.instagram.com/pollojon28/https://www.pinterest.cl/michelena8https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1393387020

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