Chicken Breasts With Chive And Mustard Sauce Recipe Epicuriouscom

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients in small bowl. Melt butter with oil in heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add to skillet and sprinkle with herbes de Provence. Cook until chicken is golden brown, turning occasionally, about 10 minutes. Pour mustard mixture over chicken. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer until chicken is just cooked through, about 20 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer chicken to platter. Cover chicken with foil and keep warm. Boil liquid in skillet until reduced to sauce consistency, stirring occasionally, about 7 minutes. Pour sauce over chicken. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450F with rack in middle.
• Pat chicken dry and sprinkle with 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Heat oil in an ovenproof 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Working in 2 batches, brown chicken, skin side down first and turning once, about 5 minutes per batch.
• Return all chicken, skin side up, to skillet and roast in oven until just cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a platter, then add shallots, wine, and broth to pan juices in skillet and boil, scraping up any brown bits, until reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cream and boil until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
• Strain sauce through a sieve into a bowl. Whisk in mustard, chives, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve chicken with sauce.

Steps:

• 1. Heat the butter in a wide, heavy-bottomed sauté pan until it begins to melt and foam. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Add the breasts to the pan and brown them on one side, 6 to 8 minutes. Turn them over and cook them until well browned on the other side, about 6 more minutes. The chicken is done when it is firm to the touch and the juices run clear. Transfer the chicken to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
• 2. Add the shallots to the same pan and sauté until softened but not browned, about 2 minutes. Lower the heat, move the pan away from the flame, lean away from it, and carefully pour in the brandy, taking care not to let it flame. (If it does flame, cover with a pot lid until the brandy cooks out.) Continuing to be mindful of potential flare-ups, return the pan to the stove and let the brandy evaporate over low heat.
• 3. Add the wine to the pan, raise the heat to high, and bring it to a boil. Whisk in the mustard and let reduce for 1 minute. Pour in the broth and cook for 2 to 3 minutes more.
• 4. Stir in the cream and bring just to a boil. Stir in the chives. Return the chicken breasts to the pan and simmer gently until the stock has reduced and thickened slightly, 4 to 5 minutes.
• 5. To serve, put 1 chicken breast in the center of each of 4 plates and spoon some sauce over the top.
• Your Nightly Specials Instead of chicken, use small beefsteaks or pork loin chops. Cooking time will vary based on thickness and desired doneness, but will be about 2 minutes more per side than the chicken.
• For a spicier sauce, add 1 teaspoon hot, dry, English mustard to the sauce along with the Dijon.

Steps:

• FOR CHICKEN: Combine coriander seeds, mustard seeds, and fennel seeds in spice mill; grind finely. Transfer spices to small bowl; whisk in paprika, pepper, and 2 teaspoons salt. Sprinkle chicken lightly on both sides with salt, then generously with all of spice mixture. Arrange chicken on rimmed baking sheet. Let stand 1 hour or cover and chill up to 1 day. FOR SAUCE: Whisk vinegar and mustard in medium bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in oil. Mix in chives and tarragon; season with salt and pepper. (Sauce can be made 8 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Rewhisk before using.) Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Grill chicken, skin side down, until deep golden brown, about 5 minutes. Using tongs, turn chicken over. Cover barbecue and grill until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes. Spoon some sauce in center of each plate; top with chicken. Spoon more sauce over chicken. Serve, passing remaining sauce separately. *Available from Tienda.com (888-472-1022; tienda.com).

Steps:

• Place chicken between sheets of plastic wrap and pound with a meat mallet or heavy skillet until flattened to an even thickness, about 1/2 inch.
• Season both sides of the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Place 1/4 cup flour in a shallow glass baking dish and dredge the chicken in it; discard the excess flour.
• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the chicken and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side.
• Transfer to a plate, cover and keep warm.
• Heat the remaining 1 teaspoon oil in the pan over medium-high heat.
• Add shallots and cook, stirring constantly and scraping up any browned bits, until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Sprinkle with the remaining 1 tablespoon flour; stir to coat.
• Add wine, broth and salt; bring to a boil, stirring often.
• Return the chicken and any accumulated juices to the pan, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until heated through and no longer pink in the center, about 6 minutes.
• Stir in sour cream and mustard until smooth; turn the chicken to coat with the sauce.
• Stir in chives and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Sprinkle the meat with the salt and pepper.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When it is hot, brown the chicken for one-and-a-half minutes on each side.
• Mix in the onion and continue cooking for one minute.
• Sprinkle the flour on the chicken pieces, turning them so that all the pieces are coated. Cook one minute to lightly brown the flour.
• Add the water and stir to dissolve the flour until the mixture comes to a boil. Lower the heat, cover the skillet and boil gently for five minutes.
• Remove the meat to a serving platter and keep warm.
• Cook the sauce to reduce it to about one-and-a-half cups. Mix the dry mustard with the Dijon mustard and stir until smooth. Stir the mustard mixture into the sauce and heat, but do not allow the sauce to boil after the mustard has been added.
• Place the chicken pieces in the sauce and warm over low heat for 10 to 15 minutes to develop the flavor.
• Serve the chicken with the sauce.

Steps:

• Trim chicken breasts to a uniform size, shape and thickness; they should be about 1/2 inch thick. (If using larger breasts, slice them into 1/2-inch-thick cutlets.) Season generously on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Velvet the chicken: In a medium-size mixing bowl, whisk egg whites until frothy, then whisk in cornstarch until lump-free. Add chicken breasts and coat well with cornstarch mixture, then cover and marinate for 30 minutes. (Chicken may also be marinated several hours ahead and refrigerated.)
• Meanwhile in a small mixing bowl, stir together Dijon mustard, whole-grain mustard, dried mustard, horseradish and crème fraîche. Set aside.
• Put butter or oil in a skillet over medium heat. Lay chicken breasts in the pan and sauté very lightly for 30 seconds a side without browning. Remove breasts and blot on paper towels. Discard remaining oil and wipe pan.
• Return skillet to stove and add mustard and crème fraîche mixture and chicken broth. Whisk together to make a thin sauce and bring to a gentle simmer. Add breasts and simmer for 1 minute, then turn breasts over, cover pan and simmer for 2 minutes. Turn off heat and leave covered for 1 or 2 minutes more, until meat is firm to the touch.
• Transfer breasts to a warm platter. Bring sauce to a boil, add chopped thyme and reduce until slightly thickened. Spoon sauce over breasts, sprinkle with chives and serve.

Steps:

• Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Cook, skin side down, until brown, about 5 minutes. Turn over; cook 1 minute. Using tongs, transfer chicken to plate.
• Add shallots to same skillet; reduce heat to medium-low. Sauté until soft, about 3 minutes. Add brandy; simmer until liquid is reduced, scraping up browned bits, about 2 minutes. Whisk in broth. Return chicken to skillet, skin side up. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until chicken is cooked, about 20 minutes. Transfer to platter; reserve skillet.
• Whisk cream, tarragon, and mustard into same skillet. Increase heat to high; boil until sauce is thickened, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over chicken.

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken breasts and sauté until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to platter. Tent with aluminum foil to keep warm.
• Add shallots to same skillet and sauté 1 minute. Add vermouth and mustard and bring to simmer. Add cream and 1 1/2 tablespoons tarragon. Simmer until slightly thickened, stirring often, about 3 minutes. Return chicken and any accumulated juices to skillet. Simmer until chicken is heated through, about 1 minute.
• Transfer chicken and sauce to platter. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon tarragon and serve.