Roasted Chicken With Dijon Pan Sauce Food

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH DIJON PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F.
• Reserve 2 tsp. mustard for later use; rub remaining mustard evenly under skins of chicken pieces.
• Heat oil in large ovenproof skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken, skin sides down. Cook 5 min. or until skins are lightly browned. Place skillet in oven.
• Bake 30 to 40 min. or until chicken is done (165°F). Remove skillet from oven. Transfer chicken, skin sides up, to serving dish; cover to keep warm.
• Whisk flour, chicken stock and reserved mustard until blended. Place skillet on stove-top burner. Add shallots; cook and stir on medium heat 3 to 4 min. or until crisp-tender. Stir in wine; bring to boil, stirring constantly. Continue to cook 2 to 3 min. or until sauce is reduced by half, stirring constantly. Gradually stir in flour mixture. Bring to boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 3 min. or until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in herbs.
• Serve chicken topped with Dijon sauce.

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH DIJON SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450F with rack in middle.
• Pat chicken dry and sprinkle with 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Heat oil in an ovenproof 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Working in 2 batches, brown chicken, skin side down first and turning once, about 5 minutes per batch.
• Return all chicken, skin side up, to skillet and roast in oven until just cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a platter, then add shallots, wine, and broth to pan juices in skillet and boil, scraping up any brown bits, until reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cream and boil until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
• Strain sauce through a sieve into a bowl. Whisk in mustard, chives, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve chicken with sauce.

DIJON PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat pan drippings (fond) in their skillet or roasting pan over high heat. Stir mustard into skillet.
• Pour chicken stock into skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Cook at a boil until sauce has a cream consistency, 2 to 5 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat. Whisk cold butter into sauce until butter is melted and sauce is shiny.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH FRESH TARRAGON- DIJON MUSTARD PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• If chicken breasts are quite thick, pound them with a meat mallet or other heavy object until they are about 3/4 inch thick.
• Finely chop the tarragon leaves.
• Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a heavy frying pan just big enough to hold all the chicken without crowding. While oil heats, season chicken with salt and pepper.
• Add the chicken and sautè until chicken is cooked through and well-browned, about 10 minutes.
• Remove chicken to a plate and tent with foil to keep warm.
• Add chicken stock to pan, scraping off any browned bits, and cook until reduced by half, about 2-3 minutes.
• Whisk in mustard, tarragon, half and half (or heavy cream) and any juices from the chicken which have accumulated on the plate.
• Cook until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes more.
• Arrange the chicken breasts on a platter and drizzle the sauce over each piece of chicken.
• Garnish with a few tarragon leaves and serve immediately.

CREAMY DIJON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together cream, mustard and brown sugar. Pound chicken breasts with a meat mallet to even thickness; sprinkle with salt and pepper., In a large skillet, heat oil and butter over medium-high heat; brown chicken on both sides. Reduce heat to medium. Add onion and cream mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165°, 10-12 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley.