sauteed chicken - a culinary school recipe.

two fabulous points about this recipe:
1. one of the best chicken dishes i have ever eaten.
2. it is a recipe for one.  it is so hard to cook for just two people, & this one-ups that.

enjoy!!  & you are welcome for me being in culinary school.

& i promise it is way easier than it looks.  the notes make it even easier.

sauteed boneless breast of chicken

1/2 oz clarified butter {see note 1}

1 boneless, skinless chicken breast

4 oz flour

salt & white pepper

 2 mushrooms, sliced

1/2 fl oz white wine

2 1/2 oz chicken stock {see note 2}

1 T chopped tomato concasse {see note 3}

1 oz heavy cream

1 tsp chopped tarragon

1/2 oz butter

salt & white pepper

note 1: if you do not feel like clarifying some butter, 

i think 1/2 oz {1 T} of whole {read: regular} will do for this.

note 2: who am i kidding, just use chicken broth.

note 3: my least favorite culinary task.  

boil some water.  drop your tomato in the water for 3-4 minutes.

let the hot tomato sit in some cool water until cool.

cut out the stem.  make an "X" on the bottom & peel the seeds out.

cut in half & de-seed.  then chop up.

seems a little excessive to me.  chopping & de-seeding is probably good enough.}

1.  heat butter in sautepan over moderate heat.

2. while pan is heating, sprinkle salt & pepper on chicken.  dust with flour.

3. place breast in hot pan, presentation side down.

4. saute over moderate heat until lightly browned & about half-cooked.  

5. turn chicken over & place in oven at 350 to complete cooking.  {we used a convection over, so it took less than 10 minutes.  definitely longer in normal over.  you want your chicken to be 165 degrees in the center.}

6. remove chicken, plate, & keep warm.

7. pour off excess fat from saute pan.  add mushrooms & wine.  saute & toss until liquid evaporates.

8. add chicken stock & simmer 1 minute.  add tomato & cream; reduce until sauce is nappe {read: thickened}.

9. add tarragon & toss in pan for just a few seconds.  finish with butter.  check seasoning.  

10. pour saute over chicken & voila!

happy friday, friends!

love love,

kjp.