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Saturday, June 21, 2008

This Weeks Recipe: Chicken Marsala

I may have confused everybody by posting the crock pot recipes. I actually didn't mean for these to be my chosen recipes for the week but if you have already bought the ingredients please don't feel like you have to switch now. Go ahead and make whatever you were going to make! I posted these recipes because a couple of the other chic chefs asked me to give ideas for crock pots. My mistake, I should have been more clear.
So, that being said... Here is my recipe. I chose one that I have never made before because I really thought this sounded good.

Chicken Marsala

1 3/4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth (14 fl oz)
2 tablespoons finely chopped shallot
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
10 oz mushrooms, trimmed and thinly sliced
1 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh sage
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves (2 lb total)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons dry Marsala wine
2/3 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 200°F.

Bring broth to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan over high heat, then boil, uncovered, until reduced to about 3/4 cup, about 20 minutes.

Cook shallot in 3 tablespoons butter in an 8- to 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until shallot begins to turn golden, about 1 minute. Add mushrooms, 1 teaspoon sage, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated and mushrooms begin to brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat.

Put flour in a wide shallow bowl. Gently pound chicken to 1/4 inch thick between 2 sheets of plastic wrap using the flat side of a meat pounder or a rolling pin.
Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper, then dredge in flour, 1 piece at a time, shaking off excess. Transfer to sheets of wax paper, arranging chicken in 1 layer.

Heat 1 tablespoon each of oil and butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then sauté half of chicken, turning over once, until golden and just cooked through, about 4 minutes total. Transfer cooked chicken to a large heatproof platter, arranging in 1 layer, then put platter in oven to keep warm. Wipe out skillet with paper towels and cook remaining chicken in same manner, then transfer to oven, arranging in 1 layer.

Add 1/2 cup wine to skillet and boil over high heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits, about 30 seconds. Add reduced broth, cream, and mushrooms, then simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce is slightly thickened, 6 to 8 minutes. Add lemon juice and remaining 2 tablespoons wine and 1/2 teaspoon sage. Serve chicken with sauce over pasta of your choice, I think I will use linguine.

I hope I have chosen well, Happy Cooking!!

5 comments:

stacita said...

Yum! I love chicken marsala and it's something I don't have a recipe for. Great choice! I can't wait. :)

Rachel said...

Stacy said exactly what I was going to say. Annoying!!! :) I love Chicken Marsala and I don't have a recipe - soon I'll be home and can try it!!!

carrie said...

Sounds yummy! But I have to admit J man and I are not mushroom fans, I get flack about it all the time but I can't help it I don't like the texture. Anyway wondering if I should just not use them or if I should substitute anything for it? That said I can't wait to try it!

Eva said...

Ok, this sound weird Carrie, but you know what might be good instead of mushrooms? Zucchini. I don't know, it just seems like it would pick up the flavor of the sauce nicely because it doesn't have it's own really strong flavor. I really like zucchini, though--if you didn't, that would not work of course. What do you think, would that work?

carrie said...

Just saw your recc. about zuch. I think thats a great idea!