Wine Poached Chicken With Creamy Basilpine Nut Sauce Food

WHITE WINE POACHED CHICKEN WITH BAY LEAF

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients in the saucepan and simmer for 20-25 minutes until cooked through.
• Remove the cooked chicken and cool slightly.
• Cut or shred the chicken for use in salads, sandwiches, casseroles, other recipes.

WINE POACHED CHICKEN WITH CREAMY BASIL/PINE NUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Sauce: In a food processor, combine the mayonnaise, mustard and garlic.
• Add the lemon juice and basil leaves and whir until everything is green.
• Add the pine nuts and whir for just a second.
• Add pepper and salt to taste.
• Chicken: Poach the chicken breasts in the White Wine for approx 15 minutes.
• Once cooked, tear the chicken breasts into smaller pieces, and return to simmer in the white wine for another few minutes then remove from the mixture.
• Green beans: Cook until tender-crunchy (usually 10- 15 min.) After the chicken and green beans are cooked, combine with the sauce red onion.
• Serve with rice and sprinkle with the pine nuts.

POACHED CHICKEN WITH GARLIC-HERB SAUCE

Steps:

• Fill a large pot halfway with hot water; add 1/2 teaspoon salt, the fennel wedges and carrots. Bring to a boil; cook until the vegetables are crisp-tender, 3 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon. Reduce the heat to low.
• Add the garlic, scallions, fennel fronds and chicken to the pot and gently simmer until the chicken is cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. Fill a bowl with salted ice water. Transfer the chicken to the ice water using tongs; let sit 30 seconds, then remove to a cutting board.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the garlic, scallions and fennel fronds to a blender; add 1/3 cup of the cooking liquid. Add the green beans to the pot, remove from the heat and let sit 5 minutes; drain.
• Add the olive oil, vinegar, mustard, parsley and basil to the blender and puree; season with pepper. Cut the chicken into pieces and serve with the vegetables; drizzle with the herb sauce.

FETTUCCINE WITH CREAMY BASIL-PINE NUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the garlic in a food processor, and pulse 2 to 3 times.
• Add basil and the next 5 ingredients (through the pepper); process until smooth.
• Stir in pine nuts.
• Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat; drain.
• Combine pasta and sauce in a large bowl, toss well.
• Garnish with fresh basil, if desired.

CHICKEN A LA KING (POACHED W/ WHITE WINE)

Steps:

• In medium skillet, bring white wine and broth and 1 bay leaf to a boil. Gently add in chicken breasts and let them poach uncovered for 10 to 12 minutes (until cooked through).
• In another larger skillet, heat oil and butter over medium heat. When butter melts into oil, add mushrooms, celery, onion, and green onion. Cook five minutes, until tender. Add flour and cook another minute.
• Pull chicken from broth and set on cutting board. Discard bay leaf. Ladle cooking liquid into the mushrooms, whisking it inches Add peas to the sauce. Season to taste. Dice chicken into bite-sized pieces and add to the sauce.

POACHED CHICKEN WITH LEMON & TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the wine, vegetables, herb sprigs, bay leaves, bacon, peppercorns and stock powder or cubes in a large pan. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 mins.
• Remove any excess fat from the chicken and push it into the liquor.
• Return the liquor to the boil, then turn heat down. Cover and cook for 11⁄4 hrs until chicken legs feel tender when pierced. Remove from heat, stand for 15 mins, then lift onto a plate. Strain the liquor into a bowl and pour 500ml into a pan. Boil to reduce by half.
• Pull and cut the bird into neat portions, discarding skin, wing tips and backbone. Put on a plate and cover.
• Beat together the yolks, cream and tarragon in a jug. Ladle in a quarter of the liquor, mix, then pour back into the stock and turn the heat down. Mix the cornflour with a little water and add. With a wooden spoon, stir for 3-5 mins until it begins to thicken.6 Remove from the heat, then stir in lemon juice to taste. Pour some sauce over the chicken and put the rest in a jug. Serve with boiled long grain rice.

CLASSIC POACHED CHICKEN IN CREAM SAUCE (POULE AU POT)

Steps:

• Spread the carrots and leeks across the bottom of a large soup pot. Season the chicken with salt and pepper to taste and add to the pot. Add the onions, turnips, garlic and bouquet garni. Add water to cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, partly covered, until a leg pulls easily away from the body, about 1 hour.
• Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and remove the skin. Detach the legs and wings and separate the drumsticks from the thighs. Remove the breast, discard the bones and slice the meat thinly. Cover and keep warm.
• Transfer all the vegetables in the pot to a bowl; cover and keep warm. Discard the bouquet garni. Return the pot to high heat and boil until the broth is reduced by half. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt the butter, then whisk in the flour; do not allow to brown. Gradually whisk in 1 cups of the broth, allowing the mixture to thicken. Whisk in the cream and bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• To serve, place a bed of rice or noodles in a large, deep serving dish. Top with the vegetables and then the chicken. Spoon the sauce over the top and garnish with chives. Serve immediately.

WINE-POACHED CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth, wine, mushrooms, tarragon, and pepper in a frying pan. Add chicken and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until chicken is no longer pink in the middle and the juices run clear, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove chicken to a plate and keep warm.
• Add cream to the cooking liquid and mushrooms in the pan. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cook until reduced to about 1/2 cup, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt.
• Pour mushroom sauce over chicken. Garnish with parsley.

POACHED CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Trim any rib meat and fat from the breasts. Cut breasts into 2 pieces, removing strip of cartilage that joins halves.
• Select a pan that will just hold the breasts when they are placed close together.
• Season both sides of chicken breasts with salt and white pepper, arrange them presentation side up.
• Add wine, chicken stock, bay leaf, thyme, and dried tarragon.
• Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit the pan you are using, rub butter on it. Place it butter side down on top of chicken mixture.
• Bring liquid to a simmer and reduce the temperature to just below simmering (this is poaching temperature).
• Allow chicken to cook through (about 7 minutes or until no longer pink in the middle). Remove chicken from pan.
• Turn temperature up until remaining liquid is boiling. Allow to reduce for a minute or two.
• Meanwhile mix 1 oz of butter and 1 oz of flour into a paste (this is called beurre manie).
• Once the liquid in the pan has reduced a little, whisk in the beurre manie, and bring back to a boil.
• Once liquid has thickened, add cream, and continue whisking until desired thickness.
• Strain liquid through cheese cloth, and serve over chicken breasts, with a sprig of tarragon.