Sauteed Chicken With Tomato Saffron Vinaigrette Food

SAUTEED CHICKEN WITH TOMATO-SAFFRON VINAIGRETTE ON FRISéE

Steps:

• Mix vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon paprika, and saffron in medium bowl. Mix in 3 tablespoons oil, shallots, and 1 tablespoon thyme. Stir in tomatoes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken breast halves with remaining 1 teaspoon paprika, 1 tablespoon thyme, and salt and pepper. Add to skillet; sauté until cooked through, turning often, about 12 minutes. Transfer chicken to work surface. Divide frisée among 4 plates. Slice chicken; fan atop frisée. Spoon vinaigrette over.
• *White balsamic vinegar can be found at some supermarkets and specialty foods stores.

RED SNAPPER WITH TOMATO-SAFFRON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Broil the snapper if you wish. I prefer to pan broil them in a heavy non-stick pan.
• First, rub salt and freshly ground pepper into the surface of the fish.
• Add a film of oil to the pan and set over medium high heat.
• Cook the fillets until done, about 3-5 minutes on each side, according to the thickness of the fish.
• When done, remove to serving a plate and keep warm.
• Heat the oil in a small skillet.
• Add the saffron and cook over low heat for 5 minutes.
• Add the shallot and minced garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes and cook until slightly softened, about 3 minutes.
• Add the chicken broth and cook just until the tomatoes begin to break down, about 3 minutes longer.
• Remove from the heat.
• Add the vinegar and chopped parsley and season with pepper.
• Spoon the tomato vinaigrette sauce on the fish and serve.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH PEPPERS, TOMATOES AND SAFFRON

Steps:

• Heat the oil over medium high heat in a skillet. Add the peppers, onions, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, about 3 minutes or until crisp tender. Then add the tomatoes and saffron. Cover and simmer 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a skillet large enough to hold the chicken breasts in one layer. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Turn the pieces, reduce the heat and cook about 5 minutes or until done. Do not overcook. Transfer the chicken to a warm platter and keep it warm.
• Add the shallots to the skillet and cook until wilted. Do not brown. Pour in the wine and scrape the bottom with a wooden spatula to dissolve any brown particles that may cling to the bottom of the skillet. Reduce the wine almost completely and add the chicken broth. Let this cook until it is almost totally reduced. Add the chicken breasts and any liquid that may have accumulated. Add the pepper and tomato mixture, bring to a simmer and add the parsley. Serve with rice.

SAUTEED CHICKEN WITH TOMATO, THYME & WHITE WINE VINEGAR

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position; heat oven to 200 degrees.
• Slice each chicken breast in half to form thin cutlets (easier if frozen for 10-15 minutes).
• Season both sides of each cutlet with salt and pepper.
• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until smoking; place 4 cutlets in skillet and cook without moving them until browned, about 2 minutes.
• Flip cutlets and continue to cook until second sides are opaque, 15 to 20 seconds.
• Transfer to large heatproof plate.
• Add 2 teaspoons oil to now-empty skillet and repeat to cook remaining cutlets. Cover plate loosely with foil and transfer to oven to keep warm while making sauce.
• Remove skillet from burner. Add 2 teaspoons oil, shallot, and tomato paste to hot skillet; using residual heat, cook, stirring constantly until softened, about 30 seconds.
• Set skillet over medium-high heat and add chicken broth, vinegar, light brown sugar, and thyme; bring to simmer, scraping pan bottom to loosen browned bits.
• Simmer until reduced to 1/2 cup, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Whisk in butter 1 tablespoon at a time. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper; serve immediately with cutlets.

SAUTEED CHICKEN WITH TOMATO RELISH AND SPINACH

Steps:

• In a bowl, stir together tomatoes, parsley, 1 tablespoon oil, lemon juice, and capers. Season tomato relish with salt and pepper.
• Working with one piece at a time, lay chicken flat; holding a sharp knife parallel to work surface, split in half horizontally. Cover with plastic wrap; lightly pound each cutlet with a meat mallet or bottom of a heavy skillet until 1/4 inch thick.
• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high. Cook cutlets, in batches, until browned and opaque throughout, 1 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate, and cover loosely with foil.
• To skillet, add spinach; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Top chicken with tomato relish, and serve with spinach.