Herb Crusted Chicken Paillard With Honey Lemongrass Glaze Carrot And Potato Spaghetti Recipes

CHICKEN PAILLARD WITH COUNTRY HAM AND SHIITAKES, ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Lightly pound chicken. Toss chicken in raspberry mustard and grill. Set aside and keep warm.
• In a skillet, melt 4 tablespoons butter, add shallots. When soft, add shiitakes and country ham and thyme. Add cream, lower heat and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• To serve, place a spoonful of warm ham mixture in between 2 chicken breasts. Serve with Red Pepper Sauce and fried leeks
• Blacken red peppers over flame. Cover and cool. Saute garlic cloves in olive oil until brown. In a food processor place peeled, deseeded peppers, garlic, and olive oil and a dash of hot sauce. Puree until smooth. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons heavy cream and serve.

POTATO CRUSTED CHICKEN WITH OLIVES AND RED WINE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 425 degrees. Wash and peel the potatoes. Fill a bowl with cold water and slice the potatoes into paper thin slices on an Asian vegetable slicer or on the wide slicer of a cheese grater. Put the cut potato into the ice water and set aside. Heat 1 tablespoon each of oil and butter in a large saute pan. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and add to the hot pan. Brown the chicken to a light golden color over moderately high heat. Turn the chicken to brown the second side, then remove the breasts from the pan, place in an oven proof dish and set aside. Add the shallots to the hot pan and saute for 1 minute. Stir the olives into the shallots, add the wine, and cook for 1 minute before adding the chicken stock. Cook for 1 minute and then turn off the heat. Drain the potatoes and dry on paper towels. Toss the potatoes in a bowl, with the remaining olive oil, making sure they are evenly coated, and season with salt and pepper. Wrap each chicken breast completely in sliced potato. Overlap the slices across the width of the chicken. Place the potato - wrapped chicken into the oven and roast for 12 to 14 minutes or until the potato has cooked to a crisp golden brown and the chicken is fully cooked but still moist. As the chicken finishes cooking, reheat the sauce, cook for 6 to 7 minutes then add the basil. Swirl in the remaining butter and spoon around the chicken. Serve with fried spinach leaves.;

CHICKEN PAILLARD WITH CURRY GRAVY

Steps:

• Cut each chicken breast across but not all the way through the meat and open the breast up; pound gently and flatten to form large, very thin cutlets. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Combine the garlic, zest, juice, tarragon and extra-virgin olive oil in a shallow dish and turn the chicken to coat evenly in the mixture. Let marinate 15 minutes.
• Heat a griddle or grill pan over medium-high heat. (Alternatively, chicken can be cooked off 1 at a time in a large skillet.) Shake the excess marinade off the chicken and cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side until cooked through and lightly browned. Discard the marinade.
• Meanwhile, heat a small skillet or pot over medium heat, melt the butter and add the shallot; cook gently 3 minutes. Sprinkle with the curry powder and stir; whisk in the flour and cook 1 minute more. Then whisk in the broth and bring to a bubble. Add the peas and simmer in the sauce for 2 minutes.
• Spoon the gravy into small pools on a platter and top with the chicken. Serve with the Citrus Salad alongside or on top of the chicken.
• Gently toast the sunflower and sesame seeds with the pine nuts in small pan over medium heat.
• Combine the shallot, preserves or honey, Dijon, juice and vinegar. Whisk in the extra-virgin olive oil to emulsify and season with salt and pepper.
• Combine the lettuce with the tarragon, orange and grapefruit sections, dress with the seeds and dressing just before serving.

CHICKEN PAILLARD

Steps:

• Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Arrange the chicken in a shallow baking dish and drizzle meat with extra-virgin olive oil to just coat the chicken, about 1 1/2 tablespoons, total. Combine chopped herbs and lemon zest and sprinkle over the chicken. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Using your hands, rub the chicken and coat evenly with the herbs and seasonings. Wash hands with hot water and soap. Using tongs, transfer chicken in a single layer to hot skillet and cook chicken cutlets 3 or 4 minutes on each side. Cover cooked chicken loosely with foil to keep warm and repeat with remaining cutlets.
• Return pan to heat and add butter. When the butter melts, add flour to the butter and cook, stirring with whisk, a minute or 2 to make a light roux. Whisk in chicken broth. When broth thickens to just coat the back of a spoon, remove pan from heat and turn off burner.
• Toss salad greens with lemon juice and coarse salt. Drizzle 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil around the bowl and re-toss greens.
• To serve, cover the bottom of a dinner plate with warm sauce. Top with a small pile of salad greens and 2 chicken cutlets.
• *sprinkle a little water in four medium size resealable food storage baggies, place 1 chicken breast in each bag and seal it up pushing out excess air. Using the bottom of a heavy pot or pan, pound each breast until flat but not so much that it wants to bust out of the bag. Lay these down flat in your freezer. Next time you are having a hunger attack, remove your prepared chicken piallard from the freezer placing in a large bowl in the sink. Turn on the cold water over the bowl in a slow steam, you will be amazed how fast they will defrost. Once defrosted remove the bags from the water, pat them dry and with a knife or scissors cut open 2 connecting sides of the bag, and they are ready for you to prepare as per recipe directions.

HERB CHICKEN WITH HONEY BUTTER

Steps:

• Place egg in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, combine bread crumbs and seasonings. Dip chicken in egg, then coat with bread crumb mixture., In a large skillet over medium heat, cook chicken in butter until a thermometer reads 165°, 4-5 minutes on each side. Meanwhile, combine softened butter and honey. Serve with chicken.