Roast Chicken Breast With Citrus Sauce
- 2 navel oranges
- 2 limes
- 6 chicken breasts (with skin and bone, 6 oz each)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 -4 shallots, coarsely chopped (or 1 small onion)
- 1 large garlic clove, coursely chopped
- 1 sprig fresh thyme
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 3 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- sea salt (to taste)
- fresh ground pepper (to taste)
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (do not use margarine)
- ORANGES & LIMES: Cut 6 long strips of zest from the oranges and 4 long strips from the limes.
- Peel the oranges and limes with a knife, removing all the white pith.
- Working over a bowl, release the orange and lime sections from the membranes.
- Reserve 1/2 cup of the juice.
- SAUCE: Separate meat from bones.
- If making sauce in advance, store the meat in the refrigerator until needed.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large oven proof skillet.
- Coursely chop the bones then brown over high heat (about 4 min).
- Reduce heat to moderate, add the shallot, garlic and thyme.
- Stirring occassionally, cook until shallot is golden.
- Add the wine and bring to a boil over high heat until reduced to 1/2 cup.
- Add the stock and reserved zest strips; simmer over moderate heat until reduced by half (about 10 minutes).
- Add the reserved citrus juice and simmer for 10 minutes more.
- Strain the sauce into a saucepan and boil over high heat until reduced to 1-1/4 cups (about 8 minutes).
- Wipe out the skillet.
- CHICKEN: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Heat the olive oil in the skillet.
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
- Add to skillet skin-side down.
- Cook over moderate heat until skin is browned (about 4 min).
- Turn over and roast in oven for 30 minutes or until just cooked through.
- Transfer to serving plate.
- FINISHING: Pour off the fat in the skillet.
- Add the citrus sauce and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Scraping up any brown bits in skillet.
- Reduce to 1 cup.
- Add the reserved fruit sections and cook to warm through.
- Remove skillet from heat.
- Add butter, gently stirring.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon over chicken pieces.
- Serve immediately.
oranges, limes, chicken breasts, vegetable oil, garlic, thyme, white wine, chicken broth, extra virgin olive oil, salt, fresh ground pepper, unsalted butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/roast-chicken-breast-with-citrus-sauce-411926 (may not work)