Chicken With Madeira Sauce Recipes

BEST CHICKEN MADEIRA RECIPE WITH SECRET SAUCE

Steps:

• Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Then place it in a flour, coating both sides.
• Heat two tablespoons of butter and 1 tablespoon of oil in the skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook for about 4-5 minutes on each side. Remove the chicken, add in 1 tablespoon of butter then add sliced mushrooms, season with salt and pepper to taste, cook for 5 minutes or until soft.
• Transfer mushrooms on to a plate. Add 1 tablespoon of butter and garlic, saute for 1 minute. Add 2 tablespoons of flour and saute for another minutes, stirring the whole time.
• Slowly pour in the Madeira wine whisking continuously to combine with flour mixture, then add chicken broth, bring to a boil and then simmer for 10-12 minutes, stirring few times. Season with salt and pepper, if needed.
• Add the chicken and mushrooms back into the pan. Sprinkle with cheese and broil on high for 3-4 minutes, or until cheese melts. Garnish with parsley. Serve with cooked buckwheat and blanched asparagus.
• How to blanch asparagus: Fill a pot with water and add 1 tablespoon of salt, bring to a boil. Add trimmed asparagus and boil uncovered until tender and bright green 2-3 minutes then remove and set aside until ready for serving.

CHICKEN MADEIRA

Steps:

• Sprinkle each chicken breast liberally with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken until browned, 4 to 6 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and cover with foil.
• Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil to the same skillet over medium-high heat and saute the mushrooms until softened, 2 minutes. Add the wine and cook 1 minute before adding the beef broth and thyme. Bring the sauce to a simmer and let reduce by three-quarters, about 15 minutes. The sauce should have thickened and turned a rich dark brown. Just as the sauce is almost done, return the chicken to the pan and finish cooking through to 165 degrees F, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve the chicken with the mushrooms and Madeira sauce and garnish with fresh thyme.
• Per serving: Calories 280; Total Fat 14 grams; Saturated Fat 2 grams; Protein 29 grams; Total Carbohydrate 4 grams; Sugar: 3 grams; Fiber 0 grams; Cholesterol 76 milligrams; Sodium 296 milligrams

CHICKEN WITH MADEIRA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a large, heavy skillet or shallow sauce pan over medium heat.
• When warm, remove and spray generously with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• Add chicken to pan and brown both sides.
• Remove chicken, add butter, shallots, carrots, mushrooms, parsley and sautee until softened.
• Add champagne and the Madeira wine and allow to boil about 2 minutes.
• Add 1/2 of the stock and return the chicken to the pan.
• Cover and cook 5 minutes.
• Stir the flour into the remaining broth until smooth.
• Add the flour/broth mixture to the pan and allow to cook with the lid off until the liquid reduces about 5 minutes.
• Serve over rice.

SAGE-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH MADEIRA SAUCE

Steps:

• For brown chicken stock:
• Heat heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add chicken wings to pot and sauté until deep brown, about 10 minutes per batch. Using slotted spoon, remove chicken wings from pot; transfer to large bowl. Add onion and carrots to drippings in pot; sauté until brown, about 10 minutes. Return chicken wings to pot. Add stock and wine and simmer, covered, 1 1/2 hours. Strain stock, discarding solids. (Stock can be prepared up to 2 days ahead. Cool slightly. Refrigerate uncovered until cool, then cover and chill.)
• For chicken:
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Place 2 sage leaves under skin of each chicken breast and thigh. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add chicken breasts and thighs and sauté until brown on both sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer chicken thighs to large rimmed baking sheet. Roast 10 minutes. Add breasts to baking sheet and continue roasting chicken until cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare sauce:
• Discard fat from skillet. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in same skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots and sauté 2 minutes. Add Madeira and bring to boil, scraping up browned bits. Add stock, thyme, and sage to skillet and bring to boil. Add carrots and cook over high heat until crisp-tender, about 8 minutes. Add peas; simmer until sauce is slightly reduced, about 10 minutes. Whisk remaining 4 tablespoons butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, into sauce. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Serve chicken with sauce.

CHICKEN MADEIRA

Steps:

• in a large skillet over medium heat olive oil.
• Cover each chicken breast with plastic wrap then use a mallet to flatten the chicken to about 1/4-inch thick.
• Sprinkle each fillet with salt and pepper.
• Sauté the chicken fillets for 4 to 6 minutes per side, or until the chicken has browned just a bit.
• Remove chicken fillets from the pan and wrap them together in foil to keep the fillets warm while you make the sauce.
• Don't clean the pan.
• You want all that cooked-on goodness to stay in the skillet to help make the sauce.
• With the heat still on medium, add two tablespoons of oil to the skillet.
• Add the sliced mushrooms and sauté for about two minutes.
• Add the madeira wine, beef stock, butter and pepper.
• Bring sauce to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes or until sauce has reduce to about 1/4 of its original volume.
• When the sauce is done it will have thickened and turned a dark brown color.
• As the sauce is simmering, bring a medium saucepan filled about halfway with water to a boil.
• Add a little salt to the water.
• Toss the asparagus into the water and boil for 3 to 5 minutes, or until just tender.
• Drop the asparagus in a bowl of ice water.
• Set oven to broil.
• To Prepare the dish: Arrange the cooked chicken fillets on a baking pan.
• Cross two asparagus spears over each fillet, then cover each with a slice of mozzarella cheese.
• Broil the fillets for 3 to 4 minutes or until light brown spots begin to appear on the cheese.
• To serve: Arrange two chicken breasts on each plate, then spoon 3 or 4 tablespoons of madeira sauce over the chicken on each plate.

CHICKEN BREASTS AND BROCCOLI WITH MADEIRA SAUCE

Steps:

• Blanch broccoli spears in boiling water (or the microwave) for a few minutes; drain.
• Sprinkle each side of chicken breasts with lemon juice and pepper. Coat each chicken breast with flour.
• In large skillet, melt butter. Add chicken; saute 5 to 6 minutes on each side or until chicken is tender. Set aside.
• Using large saucepan to prevent boiling over, combine chicken broth and wine; bring to a rolling boil. Boil over medium heat about 6 minutes or until liquid is reduced to 2/3 cup.
• Add cream, salt and pepper; continue to boil until liquid is reduced to 1 3/4 cups; about 8-10 minutes. Stir in lemon juice.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees F. In 12x8 inch (2 quart) baking dish, arrange broccoli spears. Place chicken breasts over broccoli, overlapping if necessary. Pour sauce over chicken and broccoli; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 375 degrees F. for 15-20 minutes or until hot and bubbly.