Frugal Gourmets Chicken Marsala Food

FRUGAL GOURMET'S CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Dredge with flour seasoned with salt and pepper.
• Sauté onions, garlic in oil until clear. Remove and deglaze with Chablis. Pour over the onions and garlic.
• Brown the Chicken then remove to warm plate. Add onions and garlic and deglaze with Marsala and reduce it a bit.
• Pour over Chicken.

CLAUDE LENFANT'S CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt margarine.
• Brown chicken breasts; sprinkle with salt and pepper and remove from skillet.
• Add shallots, Marsala, chicken stock and tomatoes to skillet.
• Simmer until liquid is partially reduced, about 10 minutes.
• Return chicken to skillet, spooning sauce over breasts.
• Cover and simmer until chicken is tender, about 25 to 30 minutes.
• On a warm serving platter, place the breasts, then pour sauce over; garnish with parsley.

FRUGAL GOURMET'S CHICKEN PICCATA

Steps:

• Saute onions, garlic and scallions in olive oil until tender. Remove from pan and set aside. Remove skins and bones from chicken and pound flat. Mix flour, salt and pepper and place in a flat bowl. Dip chicken pieces into flour and lightly brown them in butter, 2-3 minutes per side. Add sauteed onions and garlic. Over high heat, add sherry, lemon juice and capers. This should thicken to make a nice gravy for the chicken. If gravy becomes too thick, add some chicken stock.

FRUGAL GOURMET'S MELITZANOSALATA

Steps:

• Brush a backing pan with I tablespoon olive oil. Slice the eggplant.
• in half, the long way, and place it, cut side down, on the oiled.
• baking pan. Bake 375º for 45 minutes, or until soft.
• Cut the eggplant, including the skin, into small pieces, and.
• place in a blender. Add 3 tablespoons olive oil, the vinegar, lemon.
• juice, parsley, and garlic. Blend until smooth.
• Add the yogurt, cream cheese, and bread crumbs. Blend.
• again, and add salt and pepper. Refrigerate overnight.
• Use as a dip with bread, crackers, fingers, etc.

FRUGAL GOURMET CHICKEN

Steps:

• Choose a stockpot or large sauce pan, depending on amount of chicken you are making.
• Fill pot with water and bring to boil.
• Place chicken with skin in pot until it stops boiling.
• (Seals in juices) Remove chicken from pot.
• Bring pot to a boil again.
• Put chicken back in and bring to a full boil.
• When water and chicken are boiling again, put lid on pan, turn burner off.
• Let stand for one hour.
• Finish chicken by placing on grill for 15- 20 minutes Brush with barbecue sauce.
• Preparation time is an estimate.