# Chicken Chasseur-Trying something new, any help appreciated

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 8, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-chasseur-trying-something-new-any-help-appreciated/668306 "2013-09-08T03:52:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-chasseur-trying-something-new-any-help-appreciated/668306/1 "2013-09-08T03:52:26Z")

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Never have made this before, but sounds interesting for what they say will be a rainy icky day. Anyone ever made this before? I see a lot of different recipes. How critical would you say the cognac is? I really don’t want to invest in that.

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**Author:** ![sylmar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@sylmar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sylmar)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2013, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-chasseur-trying-something-new-any-help-appreciated/668306/2 "2013-09-08T08:48:32Z")

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Just use brandy. It would be very difficult to discern the difference in the finished dish.