Sauteed Chicken With Shallots And White Wine Food

CHICKEN WITH SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Pat the chicken breasts dry with paper towels and sprinkle them generously on both sides with salt and pepper. In a 12-inch cast-iron skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat for 2 minutes, until it begins to smoke. Place the chicken breasts, skin side down, in the skillet and cook for 4 to 5 minutes without moving, until golden brown.
• Using tongs, turn the chicken breasts skin side up, place the skillet in the oven, and roast for 12 to 15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saute pan, combine the white wine, lemon juice, and shallots and cook over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, until only 2 tablespoons of liquid remain in the pan. If it reduces too much, add an extra splash of white wine or water. Add the cream, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and bring to a full boil. Remove from the heat, add the diced butter, and swirl the pan until the butter is incorporated. Don't reheat or the sauce will "break"! Sprinkle with salt and serve the chicken hot with the sauce spooned over it.

CHICKEN WITH SHALLOTS IN WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts to 1/4-inch thickness.
• Combine flour, basil, marjoram and black pepper in a bowl.
• Dredge chicken breasts in flour mixture (no need to dredge in egg/milk prior to dredging in flour mixture).
• Heat 1 tbs. olive oil in a large skillet and saute shallots and garlic until tender but not opaque.
• Remove shallots and garlic from skillet to a separate dish and cover.
• Add 1 tbs. olive oil to the skillet and brown both sides of chicken (about 3 minutes on each side).
• Combine chicken broth and wine in a small bowl.
• When chicken is browned, add shallots and garlic back to skillet (on top of and around chicken).
• Add broth and wine mixture to skillet.
• Simmer on medium-low to low heat for 15 - 20 minutes or until liquid reduces to a thin gravy-type consistency.
• Serve over pasta or rice.

PAN-SEARED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter and heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper, and brown on both sides in the skillet. Cover, and continue cooking 10 minutes, or until chicken juices run clear. Set aside, and keep warm.
• Mix shallots and garlic into skillet over medium heat, and cook until tender. Stir in wine, and cook until heated through. Stir in broth, and continue cooking 5 minutes, or until reduced and slightly thickened. Mix in the remaining butter until melted. Serve the sauce over the chicken.

SKILLET CHICKEN THIGHS WITH WHITE WINE-BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Sprinkle them on both sides with 1 1/2 teaspoons each salt and pepper.
• Heat a large oven-proof skillet (preferably cast iron) over medium-high heat. Add the chicken thighs to the skillet skin-side down and cook, moving them around once or twice to ensure even browning, until the skin is very golden brown, 11 to 12 minutes.
• Turn off the heat. Grasp a wad of paper towels with tongs and mop up excess fat in the bottom of the skillet-this will prevent the grease from spattering all over your oven; carefully discard the paper towel. Repeat several times until there's only a thin film of oil over the bottom of the skillet.
• Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast until the chicken is almost cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes. Flip the thighs so they are skin side up, then continue roasting until no longer pink near the bone, another 6 minutes. Remove the skillet from the oven and transfer the chicken thighs to a plate, skin side up. Wipe out the skillet and set aside.
• Meanwhile, start your sauce. Combine the vinegar, wine, shallots, lemon juice and bay leaves in a heavy 2-quart saucepan. Simmer over medium heat until the mixture is reduced to a wet paste, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the cream and continue to simmer until the mixture is reduced to about 2 tablespoons.
• Reduce the heat to low and remove the bay leaves. Add a few chunks of the butter and whisk constantly until melted, then add a few more chunks and whisk again until melted. Continue adding and whisking the butter, which should melt into a creamy emulsion, until all the butter is incorporated, about 4 minutes. Do not let the sauce go over 130 degrees F or it will separate. If the sauce starts to break, remove from the heat, add 2 ice cubes and whisk until it cools down and comes back together.
• Season the sauce with 1/2 teaspoon salt and a pinch of pepper. Transfer it to the cast iron skillet, nestle the chicken on top and sprinkle the whole dish with chives. Serve immediately.

SAUTEED CHICKEN WITH SHALLOTS AND WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Season the chicken with 1/2 tsp of the salt, the thyme, and 1/8 tsp of the pepper.
• Head the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. At the chicken, thickest side down, and cook until golden (about 5 minutes). Turn and cook until golden (3-4 minutes).
• Reduce the heat to very low, pour off the fat, and arrange the shallot, garlic, and tomatoes around the chicken. Cook for 1 minute. Add the wine or broth, cover, and cook until the breast juices run clear and a meat thermometer registers 170 degrees F (12-15 minutes).
• Remove the breasts to a platter and cover loosely with foil to keep warm. Cook the remaining chicken, uncovered until the juices run clear and a meat thermometer registers 180 degrees F (8-10 minutes). Remove to the platter and cover.
• There should be about 1/2 cup of wine or broth mixture left in the skillet. If there's more, boil it down over high heat; or if there's less, stir in water, wine or broth to bring it up to 1/2 cup. Bring to a boil over medium heat, and stir in the butter, parsley, the remaining 1/4 tsp salt, and the remaining 1/8 tsp pepper. Pour over the chicken and serve.

WHITE WINE SHALLOTS SAUCE WITH LEMON AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium heat until shimmering, but not smoking.
• Add the shallots and cook, stirring frequently, until softened and beginning to color, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• Add wine and lemon juice, increase heat to high, and bring to a boil.
• Boil until reduced to 3/4 cup, 3-5 minutes.
• Remove saucepan from burner. Whisk in butter, capers, and parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• To serve, stir sauce to recombine, and spoon over your cooked fish.

CHICKEN SAUTé WITH WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Brown the chicken pieces in the butter, turning each piece to color evenly. When browned, season to taste with salt and pepper and add 1/2 to 3/4 cup white wine. Reduce heat and continue cooking until chicken is tender. You may cover the pan during part of the cooking time, which speeds the process, or cook uncovered. Any additional flavorings that you choose may be added during the cooking and the chicken pieces should be turned over once or twice to bathe them thoroughly in the flavorings and juices. When the chicken is tender and cooked, remove it to a hot platter. Rinse the pan with a little additional wine and let it cook down with the juices for a few minutes. Pour pan juices over the chicken and garnish with a little parsley or chives.
• Drink the same wine you used in the cooking: Pouilly Fuissé, Meursault, or White Pinot from California.

CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS AND WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; dust with flour. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; sauté until brown, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to plate. Add mushrooms, shallots and herbs to skillet. Sauté until mushrooms are cooked through and juices are reduced to glaze, about 12 minutes.
• Add broth and wine to skillet. Boil until reduced by half, about 8 minutes. Return chicken to skillet. Simmer until chicken is cooked through and liquid thickens to sauce consistency, about 6 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer chicken and sauce to plates.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CAPERS, SHALLOTS, LEMON, AND WINE

Steps:

• Sauté shallots and garlic in olive oil until softened.
• Remove from the pan and sauté chicken for several minutes until about half way cooked.
• Mix water and flour to make a paste.
• Add shallots and garlic back to pan, add wine, lemon juice, capers, and flour paste.
• Sauté on medium high until liquid is reduced to half and chicken is cooked through.
• Serve over "Mia's incredible rice" or pasta.