Breast Of Chicken Flambe With Brandied Cherry Sauce 4 2 Recipes

FLAMBéED CHICKEN WITH ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Dust the chicken with the flour. Heat the oil and butter in a large, wide pan with a lid, add the chicken, then fry on all sides until nicely browned. Add the shallots, then fry for about 2 mins until they start to soften, but not colour. Pour in the brandy, carefully ignite, then stand well back until the flames have died down. Stir in the stock and bring to the boil. Reduce heat, cover, then cook for 15 mins until the chicken is just tender.
• Add the asparagus to the sauce. Cover, then cook for 5 mins more until tender. Stir in the crème fraîche and tarragon and warm through. Season to taste.

CHICKEN CHERRIES FLAMBE

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons of the margarine in a medium-size frying pan. Add almonds and scallions and cook about 3 minutes, until scallions are soft and nuts are lightly browned. Remove to a small bowl; add cream cheese, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper; mix until well blended.
• Slit a pocket in each chicken breast. Stuff each with a portion of cream cheese mixture and secure with wooden toothpicks. Season with additional salt and pepper.
• In a large frying pan, heat remaining 2 tablespoons margarine in the oil. Brown chicken on all sides over medium-high heat, about 8 minutes. Add cherries with juice and orange peel to chicken and cook, covered, for 10-15 minutes, until cooked through. Arrange chicken and cherries on a serving dish and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Bring liquid in pan to a boil and boil until reduced to about 2/3 cup. Stir dissolved cornstarch into juices in pan. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce boils and thickens. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour half the sauce over chicken.
• Warm brandy in a large ladle or small saucepan, but do not boil. Ignite carefully and pour flaming brandy over chicken. Pass remaining cherry sauce separately.

BREAST OF CHICKEN FLAMBE WITH BRANDIED CHERRY SAUCE 4-2

Steps:

• Preparing Bing Cherry Sauce:.
• Drain juice from cherries.
• Combine juice with wine, sugar, cornstarch, and salt; mix thoroughly.
• Bring mixture to a boil until sauce thickens.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in the drained cherries.
• Season chicken breast with salt, white pepper, paprika, and brush with butter.
• Bake for 30 minutes at 325°F or until cooked and tender.
• Place chicken in a medium size ovenproof serving dish and cover with sauce.
• Have table set, candles lit, all accompaniments on table, and turn off lights when ready to flambé.
• HOW TO FLAMBE:.
• Pour 1/4 ounce of brandy over dish and place in middle of table.
• Using long wooden matches, ignite chicken breast.
• When flame goes out and liquor has burned off, you are ready to serve.

SENSATIONAL CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Set aside 3/4 cup cherries. In a blender, combine orange juice and remaining cherries; cover and process until smooth. Add the soy sauce, brown sugar, honey, lemon juice, garlic and ginger; set aside.
• Dip chicken in egg whites. Dredge in flour that has been combined with pepper, shaking off excess. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken on all sides in butter. Place chicken in a Pam sprayed 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish (or if you skillet is oven proof can leave it in for easier clean up). Top with cherry sauce.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15 minutes; turn chicken. Top with reserved cherries. Bake, uncovered, 15-20 minutes or until done.
• Meanwhile, heat crepes as directed on package. Place on crepe on each plate and top with one chicken breast and some cherry sauce.

CHICKEN BREAST FLAMBE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken breasts on both sides.
• Add onions and mushrooms.
• Cook, stirring, until onions soften.
• Transfer mixture to a shallow casserole dish and bake, uncovered for 15 minutes.
• In a small sauce pan, warm the orange liquer over low heat (lukewarm, not hot).
• Take the casserole out of the oven.
• Place the casserole on the kitchen counter and invite your guests to watch the show.
• Pour the liqueur over the chicken and vegetables and ignite it.
• When the flames die out, add the wine and return the casserole to the oven for another 15.
• minutes or until the chicken breasts are no longer pink inside.
• Remove the casserole from the oven.
• Arrange the chicken and vegetables on a warm platter and keep hot.
• Reserve pan juices in the pan.
• Mix butter and flour to make a paste.
• Stir paste into the pan juices, add cream and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes until thickened.
• Garnish the serving platter with orange swirls and parsley, and serve with wild rice and vegetables.
• Note: As with all of my recipes, I recommend using quality ingredients. In this dish, for example, use Grand Marnier, not some substitute. Also use a drinkable wine. Finally Wondra flour always makes for a perfect sauce.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine flour and salt. Add chicken, one piece at a time, and shake to coat. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken in butter on both sides. Remove from the heat., In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, orange juice, onion, orange zest, ginger and cinnamon. Bring to a boil; cook for 5 minutes or until slightly reduced and sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; stir in cherries., Pour sauce over chicken. Cover and cook over low heat for 30-35 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°., Remove chicken to a serving platter; keep warm. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into the sauce. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with chicken.

CHICKEN BREASTS IN BRANDY CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250°F Place chicken on a plate and press black pepper into them.
• In a heavy skillet, heat butter and olive oil. Cook chicen on medium heat until lightly browned.
• Remove chicken and place in an ovenproof dish, then place this in the oven. Leave the pepper and juices in the skillet.
• Add onion and garlic to the skillet and brown over medium high heat, adding more oil if needed. Try not to brown the garlic too much.
• Add the mushrooms and saute until most of the liquid has evaporated.
• Remove skillet from heat and add brandy. Ignite the brandy and saute for 1 minute.
• Add cream and stir. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Take the chicken out of the oven, return it to the skillet, and heat for 2 minutes on medium-low heat, letting the chicken absorb some of the sauce.
• Serve with the sauce.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH BRANDIED CHERRY-CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a non-reactive bowl, mix the salt and water until dissolved. Add the chicken and allow to brine for 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Remove the chicken from the brine, rinse under cool running water, and pat dry with paper towels.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Pour the flour into a shallow dish and roll each breast into the flour, patting gently to lightly coat. Allow the chicken to rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
• In a heavy 12-inch skillet, heat the butter and oil over medium-high heat; swirling to mix and cook until the butter begins to brown lightly.
• Lay the chicken breasts in pan and cook, undisturbed, until brown, about 5 minutes. Turn the chicken pieces over and cook on second side, undisturbed, an additional 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the chicken and place in warm oven while making the sauce.
• Add the chicken stock to the skillet, scraping to release any brown bits. Boil until reduced to 1 cup. This should take 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add the cherries and vinegar; boil until spoon scraped across the bottom of the pan leaves a visible path in sauce, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in chocolate and brandy.
• Plate the chicken on serving plates and spoon the sauce over. Sit back and enjoy with a green side salad.

CHICKEN FLAMBé

Steps:

• Sauté boned breasts in butter until just cooked through and tender, turning them to color both sides. White meat of chicken is very delicate and will cook quickly. Remove chicken to a deep, flameproof serving dish, or chafing dish. Add a little more butter to pan in which chicken was cooked and sauté shallots until just limp. Season with salt, pepper, ground cloves, and ginger. Stir in heavy cream mixed with egg yolks. Stir and cook very slowly over low heat until mixture coats the spoon. Do not overcook or the eggs will curdle. Taste for seasoning. Pour warmed cognac over chicken and ignite. While blazing, pour the sauce over the chicken. Serve with crisp shoestring potatoes and broiled mushrooms. With this, drink Chassagne Montrachet.

CHICKEN FLAMBE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Lightly season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken breasts on both sides.
• Add onions and mushrooms and stir cook until the onions soften.
• Transfer mixture to a shallow casserole dish and bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
• In a small sauce pan warm the orange liqueur over low heat (should be lukewarm, not hot). Take the casserole out of the oven.
• Pour the liqueur over the chicken and vegetables and ignite it. When the flames die out, add the wine and return the casserole to the oven for another 15 minutes or until chicken breasts are no longer pink inside. Remove the casserole from the oven.
• Arrange the chicken and vegetables on a warm platter and keep hot. Mix butter and flour to make a paste. Stir this into the pan juices, add cream and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes until thickened.
• Pour sauce over chicken.
• Serve with wild rice and vegetables.