Chicken Breasts With Rock-Shrimp Sauce

Serves: 3

Keyon Hand

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

48

Sweetness

44

Sourness

35

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Salt

1 tsp

Black Pepper

1 cup

Olive Oil

2 tbsps

Tomato Paste

1 cup

Heavy Cream

Directions:

1

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325°F

2

Pat chicken dry and sprinkle with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper

3

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté chicken, turning over once, until browned, about 8 minutes total

4

Transfer chicken with tongs to a small shallow baking pan, reserving fat in skillet

5

Bake until just cooked through, about 8 minutes

6

While chicken bakes, add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to skillet and cook garlic over moderate heat, stirring, until pale golden, 1 to 2 minutes

7

Add wine and tomato paste and simmer, stirring and scraping up any brown bits, 3 minutes

8

Sprinkle shrimp with remaining 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper, then add to wine mixture and cook, stirring, until opaque, 1 to 2 minutes

9

Transfer one third of shrimp to a blender, along with enough sauce to blend, and purée until smooth

10

Stir purée into remaining sauce in skillet

11

Add cream, lemon juice, and any juices in baking pan and cook over moderately low heat until whole shrimp are just cooked through, about 1 minute

12

Serve chicken topped with sauce and sprinkled with chives

13

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325°F

14

Pat chicken dry and sprinkle with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper

15

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté chicken, turning over once, until browned, about 8 minutes total

16

Transfer chicken with tongs to a small shallow baking pan, reserving fat in skillet

17

Bake until just cooked through, about 8 minutes

18

While chicken bakes, add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to skillet and cook garlic over moderate heat, stirring, until pale golden, 1 to 2 minutes

19

Add wine and tomato paste and simmer, stirring and scraping up any brown bits, 3 minutes

20

Sprinkle shrimp with remaining 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper, then add to wine mixture and cook, stirring, until opaque, 1 to 2 minutes

21

Transfer one third of shrimp to a blender, along with enough sauce to blend, and purée until smooth

22

Stir purée into remaining sauce in skillet

23

Add cream, lemon juice, and any juices in baking pan and cook over moderately low heat until whole shrimp are just cooked through, about 1 minute

24

Serve chicken topped with sauce and sprinkled with chives