Fondue Dippers: Bacon Wrapped Chicken With Spinach, Blanched Vegetables And Apples

Serves: 6

Manley Abshire

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

48

Sweetness

48

Sourness

48

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1

Salt

1.75 cups

White Wine (dry)

1 tbsp

Lemon Juice

1.5 tbsps

Cornstarch

1 pinch

Cayenne Pepper

Directions:

1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F

2

Defrost spinach in microwave

3

Drizzle a little oil on large plate and have a rack sitting on baking a sheet or slotted broiler pan nearby

4

Halve the bacon across and reserve on a meat-safe prep board

5

Halve the chicken tenders and slide into the dish with olive oil

6

Season with salt, pepper, poultry seasoning and paprika

7

Wring out the spinach in a clean dish towel and put the spinach in a small dish

8

Top each piece of chicken with a little spinach and wrap with bacon

9

Arrange, seem side down, on the baking pan

10

Bake until golden and firm, 18 to 20 minutes

11

Meanwhile, bring a few inches of salted water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat

12

Have a large bowl of ice water, for shocking the vegetables, ready as well

13

Add the radishes to the boiling water and blanch for 1 minute, then remove them and shock in ice water

14

Repeat with the pepper removing them with tongs or small strainer or spider

15

Add the asparagus and cook until crisp-tender, about 2 to 3 minutes, then shock and reserve

16

If using fresh onions, add last and cook for 3 minutes to loosen skins

17

Shock them and use a towel to wipe away the skins

18

Arrange the meat, vegetables and pretzels around a fondue pot and serve with cubed bread in a basket

19

Put the wine in a fondue pot and bring to a bubble over medium heat

20

Reduce the heat to a simmer

21

Add the lemon juice, then add the cheeses in handfuls, stirring in a figure-8 motion with wooden spoon

22

When the cheese is fully melted, stir the cornstarch into the brandy, in a small bowl until smooth, then add to cheese

23

Season with nutmeg and cayenne and serve over a warming station for your fondue pot