Chicken With Riesling Cream Sauce Recipes

CHICKEN IN A RIESLING SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in a wide based pot or saute pan and add the onion and cook over a moderate heat until it is a pale golden brown and then add the garlic and the mushrooms.
• Cook for another few minutes and season well with the salt and pepper.
• Place the flour in a plastic bag and season with salt and pepper and then add the chicken pieces and toss the chicken around to coat well and then add the whole lot to the pan.
• Cook for a few minutes and add the wine and the herbs and bring to the boil and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
• Allow to sit for 5 minutes and serve - over noodles or pasta was suggested.

CHICKEN WITH RIESLING CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the chickens in a large saucepan or casserole and cover with cold water.
• Pierce the onion with the cloves and place in the pot.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce the heat to low, and gently simmer until the chickens are fully cooked, about 25 to 30 minutes.
• Discard the onion, remove the chickens from the pan, and set aside, covered, while finishing the dish.
• Bring the broth to a boil over high heat and reduce by about three-quarters. (Make sure you end up with at least 3 cups of reduced broth.) Strain and set aside.
• Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, add the shallots and onion, and sauté until translucent and softened, about 2 minutes.
• Whisk in the flour to make a roux, add the Riesling and 3 cups of the reduced broth, and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer the sauce until is thickened, stirring occasionally, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, add the pearl onions and mushrooms, and sauté until the onions are slightly translucent and the mushrooms are slightly softened.
• Remove the kitchen twine from the chickens and carve them, removing the breast meat, separating the legs and thighs, and reserving the wings for another use.
• Arrange the chicken pieces on a serving platter, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and spoon the pearl onions and mushrooms overtop.
• To finish the sauce, stir the heavy cream into the thickened sauce and season with salt and pepper.
• To serve, pour the sauce over the chicken and garnish with parsley. Serve with spätzle or egg noodles.

CHICKEN WITH RIESLING

Steps:

• Put the butter in a skillet large enough to hold the chicken and turn the heat to medium. Add the onions, a large pinch of salt, and some pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions soften completely and begin to melt into a soft mass, about 20 minutes.
• Add 1 1/2 cups of the wine and let it bubble away for a minute, then tuck the chicken pieces among the onions; sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Turn the heat to low and cover the pan.
• Cook, turning the chicken pieces once or twice, for 40 to 60 minutes, or until the chicken is very tender (the meat on the drumsticks will begin to loosen from the bone). If the dish appears to be drying out at any point, add the remaining wine.
• Serve the chicken, spooning the onions and their liquid over it.
• Variations
• Cook the onions for 10 minutes or so longer before adding the wine, until they darken in color and become even softer.
• While the onions are cooking, brown the chicken by putting it, skin side up, in a 500°F oven for about 20 minutes. When you add the chicken to the onions, include some of its juice.
• Tuck a couple of bay leaves and/or a few sprigs of fresh thyme in among the onions after they've begun to soften.
• Sauté about 1/4 pound of bacon or salt pork cut into 1/2-inch chunks in the pan before adding the onions.
• Cook about 1/2 pound of sliced mushrooms (or an ounce or two of dried porcini mushrooms, reconstituted) along with the onions.
• Cook 1 tablespoon or more of chopped garlic with the onions.
• After cooking, puree the onions and their liquid in a blender for a cream like sauce; use it to top the chicken.

CHICKEN RIESLING

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Brown slowly on both sides in hot butter in large skillet. Remove chicken and reserve 2 T. drippings.
• In skillet, bring broth, wine, garlic, onion and bay leaf to a boil. Add chicken. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until tender. Remove chicken to a hot platter and keep warm.
• Boil pan juices rapidly for 5 minutes (there should be about 1-1/2 cups when done). Stir in reserved drippings. Blend in flour. Strain pan juices into saucepan.
• Add cream and nutmeg. Bring to a boil, stirring until thickened.
• Add small amount of hot mixture to egg yolks to temper them, then stir back into saucepan. Cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes. Pour over chicken. Sprinkle with parsley and garnish with lemon slices.