Chicken Sarafina Food

SERAFINA'S CHICKEN AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Place chicken in pot with cold water, slowly bring to a simmer.
• Skim the foam that rises to the surface as the chicken simmers.
• When the foam stops rising to the surface (approx 20 minutes of simmering) add 1 cup (approx) of celery cut into chunks, the carrot and one onion cut into quarters, bay leaf and parsley.
• Simmer uncovered until liquid is reduced by more than one half and chicken is falling off the bone.
• Remove vegetables and bay leaf and discard.
• Take chicken off the bone, discard bones and skin and break large pieces of chicken up into bite sized pieces.
• In a large frying pan sauté garlic and diced medium onion until softened (2-3 minutes).
• Add remaining 1 ½ c celery that also has been diced and olives.
• Saute’ an additional 2-3 minutes.
• Add chicken, 4 cups of the reserved broth and vinegar.
• Simmer until celery is crisp-tender approximately 15-20 minutes.
• When serving drizzle with the remaining olive oil and black pepper.

CHICKEN SARAFINA

Steps:

• to make sauce melt 1/2 stick butter in large heavy bottom saucepan.
• add vegetables and cook over low heat until very tender, about 10 minutes. gradually add flour and mix until smooth to make roux. cook, stirring constantly for about 2 minutes. do not brown.
• add stock gradually, incorporating with whisk and bring to simmer. si.
• immer 10 minutes, whisking until sauce is smooth and thick enough to coat back of spoon.
• bring to boil, then add milk and cream, mixture may become thin if it does reduce again until mixture coats spoon.
• adjust seasoning as needed.
• heat clarified butter in large saute pan, dip chicken in flour then in eggs to coat well.
• saute breasts in butter over medium high heat until cooked through on one side.
• when done, turn and immediately add wine and garlic.
• being careful mixture does not flare up.
• cook until meat is no longer pink inside and liquid has reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
• when meat is cooked season with oregano, salt and pepper remove from heat.
• discard butter the meat was cooked inches
• sprinkle chicken with parmesan.
• **NOTE**strain pasta but do not drain under water. to prepare put in large bowl and top with melted butter to taste, add salt and pepper and garlic powder toss to coat.
• divide pasta between six dishes put 1 chicken breast top each pasta, top with 4 ounces sauce then add 3-4 button mushrooms and parsley serve extra sauce on the side.

SAFFRON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375º.
• Melt butter in skillet. Cook chicken breasts until mostly cooked.
• In a large measuring cup (1 quart), mix onion soup mix, spices (feel free to sub whatever spices/seasoning and amounts that you want.) and can of cream of mushroom soup. Fill measuring cup with water to the 1 quart (4 cup) line.
• In large casserole dish, add rice and carrots. Add partly cooked chicken on top of rice and carrots. Pour soup mixture over chicken and rice.
• Cover casserole with aluminium foil.
• Cook for 45 minutes, or until rice has absorbed almost all of the liquid.