Poulet a la Regina
- 8 to 12 skinless, boneless chicken tenderloin
- 1/2 small eggplant
- 2 large tomatoes
- 1/2 white onion
- 1/2 green squash
- 2 small Italian sweet, green peppers
- 1 small can of chickpeas
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- Salt and pepper
- 1 cup white wine
- 2 sprigs of fresh basil
- Remove the tendon from the chicken.
- Cut the eggplant, tomatoes, onion and squash into small cubes.
- Cut the peppers in half and remove the seeds and the white skin inside.
- Rinse chickpeas until water runs clear, strain and put aside.
- Heat fry pan to high, when hot add butter and let it brown lightly.
- Add chicken and season with salt and pepper.
- When the chicken is brown but not completely cooked, remove from heat and set aside.
- Put fresh butter in the pan with the onions and let cook for a couple minutes, then add the peppers, eggplant and squash.
- If the pan becomes too dry add some more butter and the juice from the tomatoes.
- When cooked to more or less soft add the white wine.
- Reduce until a glaze forms, add the tomatoes at the last minute as well as the chicken.
- As soon as you add the last two ingredients turn off the flame.
- The chicken is still undercooked but it will slowly heat up with the vegetables.
- Check the seasoning, add the chiffonade of basil, bring to high heat and serve immediately.
- Decorate with a pretty basil leaf.
skinless, eggplant, tomatoes, white onion, green squash, italian sweet, chickpeas, butter, salt, white wine, basil
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/poulet-a-la-regina-recipe.html (may not work)