Chicken Piccata
- 4 (8-ounce) chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter, clarified
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 3 cups chicken broth, plus 1/4 cup for cornstarch slurry
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped basil, chiffonade
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch, to thicken
- Capers, for garnish
- Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper.
- Place clarified butter in hot frying pan and saute chicken breasts over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes on each side until cooked through.
- Remove to plate.
- Add more clarified butter to pan if necessary and saute mushrooms until brown.
- Deglaze the pan with chicken broth, add the fresh herbs and lemon juice, and reduce by 1/3.
- Thicken with cornstarch mixed with a little chicken broth.
- Salt and pepper the sauce, to taste.
- Plate the chicken breasts, and spoon the sauce over.
- Garnish with capers.
chicken breasts, salt, butter, mushrooms, chicken broth, parsley, fresh rosemary, basil, lemon juice, cornstarch, capers
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chicken-piccata.html (may not work)