Ragout of Chicken and Spring Vegetables

The Cypress Times ^ | 3/7/10 | Chef Nettie

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Ingredients:

1 chicken (3 lbs.) cut into pieces, back and wings discarded (or save for soup or to make a broth later) 3T wheat flour or all purpose flour 2t. Cafe Netties Classic European Classic saltless seasonings Pepper to taste 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 lb. French green beans (haricots verts), trimmed (see note) 2 parsnips, peeled and diced 1 yellow summer squash, diced 1 zucchini, diced 1 cup small red pearl onions, peeled 2 small carrots, peeled, diced 1 cup fresh mushrooms, quartered 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup dry white wine 2 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, chopped (see note) 3 medium-sized sweet potatoes, peeled, cut in large cubes 1/2 cup (1 stick) corn oil margarine, melted 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar 1 tablespoon peeled and minced ginger root Fresh thyme sprigs for garnish

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Why is it called ragout?

[deport]

French for stew............