Chicken Or Turkey Crepes With Tarragon Food

TARRAGON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the garlic oil in a frying pan or Dutch oven that has a lid and in which the chicken breasts will fit pretty snugly. Add the scallions, stir, then sprinkle in the freeze-dried tarragon, stir again and cook them in the garlic oil for a minute, stirring some more as they cook.
• Put the chicken fillets into the pan, curved side down, and cook for 5 minutes, watching the scallions don't burn. If they look like they're beginning to, scrape them from the pan and let them sit on the chicken pieces.
• Turn over the breasts, and add the vermouth (or white wine). Let the vermouth bubble up, then add the salt. Put the lid on, turn the heat down low and leave it to simmer gently for 10 minutes. Check the chicken is cooked through by making a small cut into the thickest part and ensuring the juices run clear - if not, simmer for a few minutes longer and check again.
• Remove the chicken breasts to warmed plates. Bring the remaining liquid to a boil, add the cream and stir well, then sprinkle in the fresh tarragon, stir again and give a good grind of white pepper.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken breasts, and give a final scattering of tarragon to serve.

CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts with a meat mallet to 1/2-in. thickness. Sprinkle chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper., In a large skillet, heat butter and oil over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 4-5 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Remove chicken from pan; keep warm., Add shallot to same pan; cook and stir over medium heat until tender. Add cream, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Increase heat to medium-high; cook until slightly thickened. Stir in 2 teaspoons tarragon, lemon juice and remaining salt. Serve with chicken. Sprinkle with remaining tarragon.

TURKEY CREPES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk eggs and milk. In another bowl, mix flour, salt and baking powder; add to egg mixture and mix well. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour., Heat a lightly greased 8-in. nonstick skillet over medium heat. Stir batter. Fill a 1/4-cup measure with batter; pour into center of pan. Quickly lift and tilt pan to coat bottom evenly. Cook until top appears dry; turn crepe over and cook until bottom is cooked, 15-20 seconds longer. Remove to a wire rack. Repeat with remaining batter, greasing pan as needed. When cool, stack crepes between pieces of waxed paper or paper towels., For filling, in a large saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add peas and carrots and onion; cook and stir until onion is tender, 8-10 minutes. Stir in flour until blended; gradually whisk in milk and broth. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 5-8 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients; heat through., Spread 1/4 cup filling down the center of each crepe; fold sides and ends over filling and roll up. Wipe out skillet. In batches, heat remaining 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Cook crepes until golden brown, 2-4 minutes on each side.

CHICKEN CREPES WITH CREAMY TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• In a blender combine all the crepe ingredients and blend on high for one minute, refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• While the batter is chilling, prepare the filling.
• In a medium bowl combine all filling ingredients together.
• Spray a nonstick sauté pan with Butter flavored spray.
• Heat pan on medium high heat for one minute.
• Pour a scant 1/4 crepe batter into the pan using a circular motion.
• You will want the crepe to be approximately 6" in diameter.
• Slant the pan to evenly distribute the batter.
• Cook until the crepe is golden- about 1 minute per side.
• Remove and place in between sheets of waxed paper.
• Continue process until you have 6 crepes.
• Place 1/3 cup filling mixture on crepe and roll up tightly.
• Place seam side down in a microwave safe dish.
• Save any additional filling that is left over.
• To Prepare The Sauce: Place flour in a saucepan.
• Gradually add the milk and chicken broth, stirring with a whisk until well blended.
• Stir in tarragon, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce.
• Add any remaining filling mixture to sauce.
• Cook over medium heat for 8 minutes or until sauce is thickened and coats the back of a spoon.
• Cover crepes loosely with plastic wrap and microwave on high for approximately 3 minutes.
• Pour sauce over crepes and serve.

CHICKEN CREPES

Steps:

• Crepes:.
• Mix flour, baking powder and salt.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Beat with electric mixer until smooth.
• Lightly butter small skillet; heat over medium heat until bubbly.
• For each crepe, pour 1/4 cup of the batter into skillet.
• Immediately rotate skillet until thin film of batter covers bottom.
• Cook until light brown, turn, and cook other side until light brown.
• Stack crepes, covering with a towel to prevent drying out while preparing filling.
• Gravy:.
• Heat butter over low heat until melted in a sauce pan.
• Blend in flour and salt.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in broth.
• Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
• Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Filling:.
• Sauté carrots, celery and onion in a little bit of oil in a skillet until tender.
• Mix chicken, vegetables, and just enough gravy to coat everything nicely in a bowl.
• Put about 1/4 cup of mixture on center of each crepe and roll up.
• Place crepes seam side down in a 9x13 baking dish.
• Pour remaining gravy over crepes.
• Bake uncovered in 350°F oven until crepes are hot, about 20 minutes.
• Can be frozen before baking, just thaw completely before putting in the oven.
• Also can freeze filling and crepes separate, just make sure to place wax paper between crepes before freezing.

CHICKEN OR TURKEY CREPES WITH TARRAGON

Steps:

• Prepare a basic crepe recipe in advance. Crepes can be made and frozen up to several weeks ahead of time.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion, and cook 2 minutes. Stir in flour until blended. Slowly whisk in 1 cup milk, whisking constantly until smooth. Mix in broth, wine, and tarragon; stir over medium-low heat until thickened (about 4 minutes).
• In a small bowl, gradually stir 3 tablespoons of the hot milk and broth sauce into the egg yolks; then pour egg mixture into sauce, whisking briskly. Cook 1 minute more, then remove from heat.
• In a medium bowl, mix together half of the sauce with the chicken. Season with salt to taste.
• Fill each crepe with 3 tablespoons of chicken mixture. Roll crepes, and place seam-side down in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Thin the remaining sauce with 1/4 cup milk, and pour over crepes.
• Bake in a preheated oven 20 minutes, or until sauce begins to bubble.