Chicken Breasts With Tarragon Shallot Butter Recipes

CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts with a meat mallet to 1/2-in. thickness. Sprinkle chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper., In a large skillet, heat butter and oil over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 4-5 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Remove chicken from pan; keep warm., Add shallot to same pan; cook and stir over medium heat until tender. Add cream, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Increase heat to medium-high; cook until slightly thickened. Stir in 2 teaspoons tarragon, lemon juice and remaining salt. Serve with chicken. Sprinkle with remaining tarragon.

SAUTéED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH TARRAGON

Steps:

• In a small bowl mix together paprika and curry powder, and sprinkle on both sides of chicken breasts; cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Place 2 breasts on large sheet of plastic wrap, cover with more plastic and pound with a mallet until they are about 1/4-inch thick. Repeat with remaining breasts. (Chicken may be wrapped and refrigerated for up to 12 hours.)
• Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Season chicken on both sides with salt. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add enough canola oil to film the bottom of pan. Working in batches, without crowding, place breasts smooth side down and let cook until golden brown, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Turn and cook for another 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Transfer to a baking sheet and keep warm in oven.
• Wipe out skillet and return to medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon of butter and shallot, and sauté for 30 seconds, swirling pan to coat shallot with butter. Add wine, raise heat to medium-high, and cook until wine is reduced by half, about 1 minute. Add stock, bring to boil, and cook until reduced and slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir in chopped tarragon, remaining 2 tablespoons butter, and any juices that have accumulated on baking sheet. Swirl to melt butter, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Arrange chicken on a warmed platter, pour sauce over it, and garnish with whole tarragon leaves.

CHICKEN BREASTS TARRAGON

Steps:

• Bone chicken breasts and remove skin; cut breast in half. In 6-quart Dutch oven, heat oil and 2 Tablespoons butter. Add chicken breasts (half at a time, enough to cover bottom of pan); sauté, turning on all sides, until brown. Remove chicken as it browns. Brown rest of chicken.
• To drippings in Dutch oven, add shallot and carrot; sauté, stirring, 5 minutes, or until golden. Return chicken to Dutch oven; heat. When hot, slightly heat Cognac in ladle, and ignite. Add white wine, the chopped tarragon (or 2 teaspoons dried tarragon if you don't have fresh) and chervil (1/2 teaspoon dried chervil), salt and pepper.
• Bring to boiling; reduce heat, and simmer gently, covered, 30 minutes. Remove chicken to heated serving platter; keep warm. Strain the drippings that is in the Dutch oven; return drippings to Dutch oven. In small bowl, combine cream, egg yolk and flour; mix well with wire whisk.
• Stir into drippings in Dutch oven; bring just to boiling, stirring. Add more wine if sauce seems too thick. Meanwhile, sauté mushrooms in hot butter 5 minutes, until tender. Spoon sauce over chicken. Garnish with tarragon and mushrooms. Serves 8.
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CHICKEN BREASTS IN TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet.
• Season chicken with salt & pepper. Sauté about 7 minutes per side until cooked through; remove and keep warm.
• Drain almost all fat from skillet.
• Add shallots and cook until softened.
• Add vermouth to pan, stirring up all bits.
• Add chicken broth, heat to boiling, lower to simmer, reduce to 1/2 cup.
• Add tarragon, and whisk in butter one bit at a time to thicken.
• Season with salt & pepper to taste. Serve over chicken.

PAN-SEARED CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook shallot in 1 tablespoon butter in a small heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add wine and boil until most of liquid is evaporated, about 3 minutes. Set aside.
• Pat chicken dry and sprinkle all over with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté chicken in 3 or 4 batches, turning over once, until golden and just cooked through, about 2 minutes per batch. Transfer as cooked to a platter and keep warm, loosely covered with foil.
• Return shallot mixture to moderately low heat and add remaining 3 tablespoons butter, 1 cube at a time, whisking until incorporated. Remove from heat and whisk in tarragon, parsley, lemon juice, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Spoon sauce over chicken.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH TARRAGON-SHALLOT BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.Heat the oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Pat the chicken dry and season both sides with salt and pepper. Lay the breasts smooth-side down in the skillet and cook, turning once, until golden on both sides, about 8 minutes total. Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake until just cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes more.Add the green beans to a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, add 1/4 cup water then cover and cook until the beans are tender, about 3 more minutes.Meanwhile, mix the butter, tarragon, lemon juice and shallot in a small bowl until well combined; season with salt and pepper.Top each chicken breast with a dollop of the butter mixture and serve with green beans and lemon wedges.Source: foodnetwork.comRecipe formatted with the Cook'n Recipe Software from DVO Enterprises.