Chicken Breasts
- 6 6 -ounce chicken breasts
- 6 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 cup fresh bread crumbs
- 6 tablespoons clarified butter or olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 1 medium shallot, minced
- 2 cups loosely packed fresh morels
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Using a pastry brush, lightly coat a chicken breast with mustard on all sides.
- Place in bread crumbs and firmly press down.
- Turn and repeat until entire breast is coated with crumbs.
- Set aside and repeat with remaining five breasts.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Meanwhile, heat half the butter or olive oil in a 10-inch saute pan over medium heat for 30 seconds.
- Add 3 breasts and cook for about 2 minutes, until golden brown.
- Remove to a baking sheet and repeat with the remaining 3 breasts.
- Set baking sheet in hot oven for 10 minutes.
- Remove and cover to keep warm.
- Serve with Morel Sauce, if desired.
- Place butter and minced shallot in a 1-quart saucepan over medium heat.
- Cook until translucent.
- Add morels and a pinch of salt.
- Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add white wine and reduce by two-thirds.
- Add heavy cream, turn down the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, until the sauce coats the back of a spoon.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Keep warm until ready to serve with chicken breasts.
- Yield: ample to sauce 6 servings
chicken breasts, mustard, bread crumbs, butter, butter, shallot, morels, white wine, chicken stock, heavy cream, salt
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chicken-breasts-recipe.html (may not work)