Chicken Marsala From Carrabbas Italian Grill Food

CHICKEN MARSALA LIKE CARRABBA'S

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts with the flat side of a meat mallet or the bottom of a glass until thin.
• Either in a mortar or on a small plate, combine first 7 ingredients. Grind together ingredients with a pestle or the bottom of a glass.
• Coat chicken lightly with olive oil. Use spice mixture to coat chicken evenly; place in the refrigerator until needed.
• In a saucepan over medium-high heat, melt butter. Add prosciutto, shallots, and garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. Add Marsala to pan and simmer for 30 seconds. Add mushrooms and black pepper and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium.
• Dissolve corn starch in chicken broth, then add to saucepan. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring often.
• Add parsley and cream to saucepan and simmer for 3 - 4 minutes, or until thick. Remove from heat and cover until needed.
• Grill coated chicken over a medium flame for 5 - 7 minutes per side, or until cooked through.
• Place grilled chicken on individual serving plate and spoon sauce over chicken.

CARRABBA'S CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Melt butter over low heat in a medium saucepan. Turn heat up to medium high to sauté the prosciutto in the melted butter for about 2 to 3 minutes; be careful not to burn butter, add shallots and mushrooms and sauté for about until vegetables are tender then add the garlic and saute another 30 seconds. Add marsala wine, simmer for another 30 seconds or so, then add black pepper. Simmer over medium high heat for 5 minutes.
• Dissolve corn starch in chicken stock. Add stock to saucepan and simmer for an additional 5 minutes. Add parsley and cream to the sauce and simmer 3 to 4 minutes or until thick. Remove from heat, cover until needed.
• Preheat barbecue grill on high heat. Combine ingredients for the chicken spice in a small bowl. Use your thumb and fingers to crush the spices in the bowl to make a finer blend.
• Brush each chicken breast generously with olive oil. Sprinkle spice blend over both sides of chicken breast and grill for 6 to 8 minutes per side or until done. Give chicken a one quarter turn on each side while cooking to make the criss cross grill marks.
• Serve entree by arranging each chicken breast on a plate. Spoon one quarter of the marsala sauce over each serving of chicken and serve. Serves 4.

COPYCAT RECIPE FOR CARRABBA'S CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts to even out thickness and lightly salt and pepper.
• In large skillet, saute chicken in 2 T melted butter until lightly browned, about 2 minutes per side.
• Remove from pan and set aside.
• Melt remaining butter in pan and add shallots and mushrooms.
• Cook until mushrooms are lightly browned.
• Add Marsala and bring to a boil, scraping browned bits from bottom of pan.
• Add cream and lemon juice and return to a boil.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Return chicken to pan for about 3 minutes to reheat and finish cooking.
• Serve with buttered fettucini.