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Chicken Breast in Rich Cream Sauce Yield: 6
2 lb boneless chicken breasts 2 tbl olive oil 2 tbl butter 2 med onions, chopped 3 carrots, sliced 1/4" rounds 1/4 cup sherry 1 cup dry white wine 2 tsp dried tarragon 1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup cream 1 egg yolk 1 tbl flour 2 tbl butter 1/4 lb mushrooms, sliced
Brown chicken in Dutch oven pan with oil and butter. Remove chicken and put onions and carrots into pan and saute in the drippings, stirring for 5 minutes. Return chicken to pan. Add sherry, wine, tarragon, salt, and pepper. Bring to boil; reduce heat to low. Simmer for 30 minutes. Remove chicken to warm platter (keep warm). Remove vegetables; place in center of chicken platter. Use drippings from chicken to make cream sauce. In a small bowl, mix cream, egg yolk, and flour with wire whisk. Stir cream mix into pan drippings. Bring to boil until sauce thickens (5-7 minutes). Saute mushrooms in butter until tender. Pour sauce over chicken and sprinkle with mushrooms. Serves 4-6 people.
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