Sauteed Chicken With Caraway And Cream Food

PAN-SAUTEED CHICKEN WITH VEGETABLES AND HERBS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Stir the black pepper, paprika and flour on a plate. Coat the chicken with the flour mixture.
• Heat the oil in a 12-inch oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until it's well browned on all sides. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
• Add the onions and potatoes to the skillet and cook for 5 minutes. Add the carrots, stock, lemon juice and oregano and heat to a boil. Return the chicken to the skillet. Cover the skillet.
• Bake for 20 minutes. Uncover the skillet and bake for 15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with the thyme, if desired.
• Serving Suggestion: Serve with corn muffins and steamed broccoli flowerets. For dessert serve red grapes.
• To use 4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves instead of the bone-in chicken: Reduce the oil to 1 tablespoon. Proceed as directed above but do not cover the skillet. Bake, uncovered, for 25 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Sprinkle with the thyme, if desired.

SAUTEED CHICKEN WITH CARAWAY AND CREAM

Steps:

• Cut chicken into 1/2-inch wide strips and season with salt and pepper.
• Combine in a medium mixing bowl with 2 T vegetable oil.
• Toss to coat.
• Heat remaining oil in a large skillet over high heat.
• Fry chicken strips until golden all over but pink inside, about 1 minute per side.
• Remove from pan and reserve.
• In same pan, add white mushrooms and shallots and cook over moderate heat until soft, about 2 minutes.
• Add caraway seeds and carefully cook just until aroma is released, about 1 minute. (It's easy to burn the seeds).
• Remove from heat.
• Add Madeira and cook over high heat until reduced by half and stir in drained soaked mushrooms and cream.
• Reduce by about half, or until cream has thickened sauce to suit your taste.
• Reduce heat, stir in remaining seasonings, and return chicken and juices to pan to reheat.
• When sauce returns to a boil, remove from heat, and serve.
• Spoon chicken over a bed of wide egg noodles.
• Ladle on sauce and serve immediately.

CHICKEN WITH MUSTARD AND TARRAGON CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over high heat.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• Cook, skin side down, until brown, about 5 minutes.
• Turn over; cook 1 minute.
• Using tongs, transfer chicken to plate.
• Add shallots to same skillet; reduce heat to medium-low.
• Saute until soft, about 3 minutes.
• Add brandy; simmer until liquid is reduced, scrapping up browned bits, about 2 minutes.
• Whisk in broth.
• Return chicken to skillet, skin side up.
• Reduce heat to medium low.
• Cover, and simmer until shicken is cooked, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer to platter; reserve skillet.
• Whisk cream, tarragon and mustard into same skillet.
• Increase heat to high; boil until sauce is thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour sauce over chicken.

WILD RICE STUFFED CORNISH GAME HENS WITH CARAWAY CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt two tablespoons butter in nonstick saucepan. Saute mushrooms and scallions until soft, about 10 minutes. Add sausage and saute until done, about 3 minutes. Remove from pan and set mixture aside. Reduce heat to low, add chopped giblets, 1-3/4 cups broth, wild rice, wine and basil. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until liquid is absorbed, 25-40 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Remove stuffing from heat and stir in half the mushroom mixture; set the remainder aside. Stuff hens with stuffing and brush them generously with melted butter. Roast 1-1/4 hours, basting frquently with butter.
• Sauce: Melt 1/4 cup butter in saucepan. Combine flour & caraway seed and whisk into butter. Cook until well blended, about 3 minutes. Add whipping cream and 1/2 cup chicken broth. Add 1 cup pan juices and cook several minutes; add reserved mixture and pass sauce with hens.