Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Chicken with a Crimini Mushroom and Sage Sauce; Mashed Potatoes


I was looking for a new idea for chicken when Ally recommended
this recipe that she developed based on a recipe in Katie's blog. I decided to take things that I liked from both recipes and ended up with one of the best chicken dishes I've made in a while. I'll definitely make this one again!

Here is my variation -

Ingredients

Chicken:

  • 4 thinly sliced, boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp butter
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • Salt and pepper

Sauce:

  • 1/2 cup finely chopped shallots
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1-2 tbsp chopped fresh sage
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1/4 cup extra-dry vermouth
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 cup sliced crimini mushrooms
  • 1 tsp flour mixed with 1/4 cup water

Directions

Chicken:

  • Heat olive oil and butter in a large pan
  • Season chicken with salt and pepper and dredge in the cornstarch. Shake off any excess and add to the hot pan.
  • Cook on each side for about 3-4 minutes, or until golden brown.
  • Remove chicken from the pan and keep warm on a covered plate; you could also put them in the oven on warm but I already had something cooking in the oven - our next house WILL have double ovens :) Do not discard all of the juices in the pan.

Sauce:

  • Heat olive oil in the same pan where chicken was cooked
  • Add the shallots and mushrooms; saute for a minute or two
  • Add garlic, saute
  • Add the vermouth and sage. While adding all of these ingredients, use a wooden spoon to scrape up all the bits on the bottom of the pan.
  • Add chicken broth and bring to a simmer. At this point I put the chicken back into the pan for about 4 minutes to absorb the flavors of the sauce and to make sure it was cooked through. I then put it back into the covered dish and continued to cook the sauce.
  • As the sauce reduces, it will thicken a bit. I added just a touch of the flour-water mixture to help it along.

This sauce was so flavorful! I loved it and it was amazing poured over mashed potatoes. I can't wait to make this one for Jon, but with rice, of course...

My mashed potatoes are pretty basic, but I'll share anyway. I boiled 2 pounds of red potatoes. Once drained, I added 1 tbsp butter, about 1 tbsp of salt, and 1/2 cup of light cream (maybe more, I don't measure). I used a handheld electric mixer and whipped them to a creamy but fluffy consistency. Near the end I added a small handful of dried parsley for color.

For a veggie I made roasted asparagus. I tossed asparagus with olive oil, salt, pepper, and just a touch of garlic powder and roasted them on 375 for about 10 minutes.

I took some leftovers to my dad today for lunch - I can't wait to hear what he thinks of this meal. Of course I kept some for myself as well! Is it lunch time yet?

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4 comments:

  1. YUM! What a great variation. Looks delicious!

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  2. This looks great! I will be trying this soon.

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  3. I always enjoy my food delivery from my daughter. I have no problem "testing" the kitchen....

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  4. Made this last night! Delish. Only issue I had was that even though I used reduced sodium chicken broth, I still found it salty. This tells me I over-salted the chicken originally. Whoops!

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