Chicken in Riesling

Ingredients

• 4 medium carrots halved
• 3.5 pound meat from a rotisserie chicken whole french cut chicken style (see cooks' note, below)
• 1 cup cooking wine dry white (preferably Alsatian Riesling)
• 2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley finely chopped
• 0.5 cup heavy cream 
• 2 cups leeks white green finely chopped ( and pale parts only)
• 4 servings juice of lemon fresh to taste
• 1.5 pound potatoes red (2-inch)
• 2 tablespoons shallots finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons butter unsalted divided
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 

Equipment

• sauce pan
• oven
• pot
• colander

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F with rack in middle.
2. Pat chicken dry and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and a rounded 3/4 teaspoon pepper.
3. Heat oil with 1 tablespoon butter in a wide 3 1/2- to 5-quart heavy ovenproof pot over medium-high heat until foam subsides, then brown chicken in 2 batches, turning once, about 10 minutes total per batch.
4. Transfer to a plate.
5. Meanwhile, wash leeks and pat dry.
6. Pour off fat from pot, then cook leeks, shallot, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in remaining 2 tablespoons butter, covered, over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until leeks are pale golden, 5 to 7 minutes.
7. Add chicken, skin sides up, with any juices from plate, carrots, and wine and boil until liquid is reduced by half, 3 to 4 minutes. Cover pot and braise chicken in oven until cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes.
8. While chicken braises, peel potatoes, then generously cover with cold water in a 2- to 3-quart saucepan and add 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Bring to a boil, then simmer until potatoes are just tender, about 15 minutes.
9. Drain in a colander, then return to saucepan.
10. Add parsley and shake to coat.
11. Stir crème fraîche into chicken mixture and season with salt, pepper, and lemon juice, then add potatoes.
12. A chicken cut French style yields 2 breast halves with wings attached, halved crosswise for a total of 4 breast pieces, 2 drumsticks, and 2 thighs. If you don't want to cut up a whole chicken, you can use 3 pounds chicken parts.