Chicken With Lime And Capers Food

CHICKEN WITH LEMON-CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix together salt and flour in a small dish or plastic bag, then coat chicken and shake off excess. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Shake excess flour from chicken, then brown in hot oil until both sides are golden-brown, and the inside has turned white and firm, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• Remove the chicken, and set aside in a warm place. Pour white wine into the skillet, and allow to boil as you dissolve the cooked bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the lemon juice, and allow to come to a boil, cook for a few minutes until reduced by half.
• Sprinkle the cubed butter into the boiling sauce. Swirl and shake the pan vigorously to dissolve the butter, thus thickening the sauce. The butter must never come to rest, or the sauce will separate and become oily. Once the butter has completely incorporated, remove from heat and stir in capers.
• To serve, pour lemon-caper sauce over the chicken, and serve with a wedge of lemon.

CHICKEN & CRISPY CAPERS WITH NEW POTATOES

Steps:

• Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and tip in the potatoes, boil for 8-10 mins, until cooked through, then drain.
• Mix the flour and oregano, then toss the chicken in it. Put the oil in a pan over a high heat and fry the capers until crispy, about 2 mins. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Turn the heat down a bit and add the chicken, then fry until golden, around 10 mins. Tip the drained potatoes into the pan with the olives. Fry for 10 mins, until the chicken is cooked through and a little charred. Squeeze the lemon juice over, scatter with capers, parsley and lemon zest and serve with the salad.

CHICKEN PICCATA WITH CAPERS

Steps:

• Place each chicken breast between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap. Pound breasts to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet.
• Spread flour into a wide, shallow dish. Press chicken into flour to coat completely.
• Melt butter with olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook chicken in hot butter mixture until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Remove chicken from skillet to a serving platter and cover with a lid to keep warm.
• Pour white wine, lemon juice, capers, and garlic into the pan. Bring the liquid to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon; cook at a boil until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
• Drizzle sauce over and around the chicken; garnish with parsley.

STIR-FRIED CHICKEN WITH LEMON, CAPERS AND BASIL

Steps:

• Heat a wok until hot, add half the oil and swirl to coat.
• Add the onion and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes or until softened.
• Remove from the wok and set aside.
• Reheat the wok, add another teaspoon of oil and half the butter, and stir-fry the chicken in two batches for 3-5 minutes each batch, or until browned, adding the remaining oil and butter between batches.
• Return all the chicken to the wok with the onion.
• Stir in the rind, capers and lemon juice.
• Toss well and cook until heated through.
• Add the basil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

CHICKEN WITH PRUNES, OLIVES AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Combine the chicken, prunes, wine, wine vinegar, oil, oregano, capers, fresh garlic, chili peppers, salt and the bay leaves; turn to coat the chicken pieces well.
• Cover, and marinate in the refrigerater 8 hours, or overnight (do not marinate for more that 24 hours, as the vinegar will start to cook the chicken).
• If marinated for 24 hours, combine ingredients in a zip-loc plastic bag, seal and refrigerate.
• In a casserole dish, arrange the chicken in a single layer.
• Pour the marinade over the chicken.
• Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly over the chicken.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes, in a 350 degree oven, or until the chicken tests done.
• Remove the chicken to a large platter, and top with remaining pan juices.
• Remove the bay leaves before sprinkling the chopped basil over the chicken.
• Serve immediately.

BAKED CHICKEN WITH LIME,SCALLIONS, MUSHROOMS & CAPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Trim off any fat or membranes from the chicken.
• Pound thicker ends lightly to flatten to an even thickness.
• Dredge the chicken in flour; shake off excess.
• In a large non reactive skillet, melt 4 Tbs butter over moderately high heat.
• Add chicken and saute, turning once, until golden brown, about 3 mins per side.
• Remove to plate. Keep warm.
• Reduce the heat to low and add the scallions,garlic, mushrooms and capers.
• Cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Increase heat to moderately high, add wine and boil, scraping up any browned bits, until reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes ( If more liquid is needed add more white wine.).
• Spread half the sauce in a buttered baking dish just large enough to hold the chicken in a single layer.
• Add chicken and season with salt and pepper.
• Drizzle on the lime juice.
• Cover with remaining sauce.
• Sprinkly on the lime zest, parsley and bread crumbs.
• Dot with remaining Tbs butter.
• Bake uncovered in the top third of the oven for 15 mins or until the juices run clear.
• Serve at once.

CAPER AND LIME VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Whisk olive oil, lime juice, capers, parsley, garlic, salt, and pepper together in a bowl.