For many years when I was younger, I thought this dish was called Chicken Chaucer. It was only many years later when studying The Pardoner's Tale written by Geoffrey Chaucer that I realised my mistake. Chicken Chasseur or hunter's chicken is a rich chicken dish made with tomatoes, white wine and cognac. This recipe is by no means authentic but I hope it captures some essence of what it is. That should include a rich, slightly tangy and sweet sauce, the tomato fragrance just lingering on the air as an after thought to the wine and cognac and the delicate but savoury chicken falling off the bone through long, slow cooking.
