Chicken Breasts Chasseur (Supremes De Volaille Chasseur)

Serves: 3

Weldon Lockman

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

40

Sweetness

48

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1

Salt

2 tsps

Olive Oil

1 medium

Carrot (chopped)

2 tbsps

Cognac

Directions:

1

Preheat the oven to 350 F

2

Season the chicken with the salt and pepper

3

Warm 1 teaspoon of the oil in a large nonstick saute pan over medium heat

4

Carefully, lay the chicken breasts, skin side down, in the pan

5

Sear for 3 minutes, or until the skin has nicely browned

6

Transfer the chicken, skin side up, to a nonstick jelly-roll pan

7

Reserve the saute pan

8

Bake the chicken for 20 minutes, or until the juices run clear when the chicken is pierced with a knife

9

While the chicken is cooking, remove most of the fat from the saute pan

10

Add the carrots and onions to the pan

11

Saute over medium heat for 3 minutes, or until the vegetables begin to caramelize

12

Add the stock and raise the heat to high

13

Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium

14

Simmer for 10 minutes, or until the liquid has reduced by half

15

Strain through a fine sieve into a small bowl; skim off any fat that rises to the surface

16

Warm the remaining 1 teaspoon oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat

17

Add the mushrooms and shallots

18

Saute for 5 minutes, or until the mushrooms are golden

19

Season with the salt

20

Remove the pan from the heat and add the cognac

21

Carefully ignite the cognac with a long match

22

Allow the flame to burn out, then add the wine

23

Return the pan to the heat

24

Bring to a boil over medium-high heat

25

Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes, or until the liquid has reduced by half

26

Add the reserved stock and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon

27

Stir in the tarragon

28

Taste and adjust the seasoning

29

Remove the skin from the chicken breasts

30

Carefully cut the breast meat from the breast bone and then cut each breast, on the diagonal, into 2 pieces

31

Place a divided chicken in the center of each of 4 warm dinner plates