Chicken Meunière Food

CHEATER'S CHICKEN MEUNIERE WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• The sauce:.
• Prepare brown gravy mix in accordance with package directions (basically, whisk 1 1/2 c water with mix and cook until thickened). Keep warm.
• Add wine to gravy and cook 2 minutes over low heat.
• Add lemon juice, worchestershire sauce, parsley, and bay leaf, and cook 2 minutes.
• Add 8 tbs (1 stick) butter and stir occasionally. Once incorporated keep warm.
• This makes enough sauce for several uses.
• The almonds:.
• Toast almonds in a dry heavy over medium hear skillet stirring constantly, until fragrant. Remove from pan so a not to scorce them.
• The chicken:.
• Pound chicken breasts until flattened into a uniform thickness of 1/2 inch.
• Combine flour, salt, and pepper on a plate.
• Heat the remaining butter and the olive oil into a large skillet until hot.
• Dredge chicken into flour mixture to coat.
• Place chicken in pan. Cook 4 minutes each side (or thereabouts) until done.
• Drain chicken on paper towels to absorb excess oil.
• Place chicken on a serving platter. Drizzle 3/4 to 1 cup of sauce over chicken and top with almonds.
• Serve immediately.

CHICKEN MEUNIERE WITH TOMATO AND PARSLEY SAUCE

Steps:

• For the chicken: In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil and butter over medium-high heat. In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Season the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper and dredge in the flour mixture. Shake off any excess flour and cook the chicken until golden and cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes each side. Remove to a plate and tent with foil to keep warm.
• For the sauce: Heat the same pan used to cook the chicken over medium-high heat. Add the tomatoes, olives, capers, wine, and lemon zest. Scrape up the brown bits that cling to the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Cook until the tomatoes start to soften, about 4 minutes. Stir in the parsley and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Arrange the chicken on a platter and pour the sauce over the top.

EASY SOLE MEUNIERE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Have 2 heat-proof dinner plates ready
• Combine the flour, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in a large shallow plate. Pat the sole fillets dry with paper towels and sprinkle one side with salt.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of butter in a large (12-inch) saute pan over medium heat until it starts to brown. Dredge 2 sole fillets in the seasoned flour on both sides and place them in the hot butter. Lower the heat to medium-low and cook for 2 minutes. Turn carefully with a metal spatula and cook for 2 minutes on the other side. While the second side cooks, add 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice to the pan. Carefully put the fish filets on the ovenproof plates and pour the sauce over them. Keep the cooked fillets warm in the oven while you repeat the process with the remaining 2 fillets. When they're done, add the cooked fillets to the plates in the oven. Sprinkle with the parsley, salt, and pepper and serve immediately.

CLASSIC SOLE MEUNIèRE

Steps:

• For fish:
• Place flour in pie dish. Rinse fish; pat with paper towels. Sprinkle both sides of fish with coarse salt and freshly ground pepper. Dredge fish on both sides with flour; shake off excess. Place on platter.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until oil is hot and shimmers. Add butter; quickly swirl skillet to coat. When foam subsides, add fish and cook until golden on bottom, 2 to 3 minutes. Carefully turn fish over and cook until opaque in center and golden on bottom, 1 to 2 minutes. Divide fish between 2 warmed plates; tent with foil. Pour off drippings from skillet; wipe with paper towels.
• For sauce:
• Place skillet over medium-high heat. Add butter; cook until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in parsley and lemon juice (sauce may sputter). Spoon sauce over fish. Serve with lemon wedges.

SOLE MEUNIERE

Steps:

• Season fillets generously with salt and pepper and dredge them in flour. Place 2 large skillets over medium-high heat and add 2 tablespoons of butter and 1 tablespoon of olive oil to each one. When hot, add 2 fillets to each pan and cook, turning once, until the fish is golden and just cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer fish to dinner plates and keep warm. Return the pans to low heat and whisk 1 tablespoon of the remaining butter into each one. Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of parsley to each pan and cook for 30 seconds. Spoon the sauce over the fillets and serve immediately with lemon wedges.