Petto del Pollo alla Famiglia -- Family Style Chicken Breasts
- 1 lb. ripe tomatoes (Plum are the best variety)
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 3 tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 tsp. minced garlic
- 4 flat anhovy fillets. mashed into a paste
- 1/2 cup of white wine
- 3/4 cup, chicken stock
- 12 oil cured black olives, pitted and sliced thinly, lengthwise
- 2 tbsp. butter, softened
- 1 tbsp. basil, shredded
- Core, seed and chop the tomatoes finely.
- (Peeling or removing skins is not necessary.)
- Set aside.
- Pat chicken breasts dry, sprinkle with salt and pepper and dredge in flour.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet and brown chicken breasts on both sides turning once.
- Chicken should be just cooked through.
- About 10 minutes.
- Remove to a platter and keep warm.
- In the same skillet, add garlic and mashed anchovy and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant.
- About 1 minute.
- Add wine and brisng to a boil, scrapping up all the brown bits from the bottom of the pan, left from the browning of the chicken.
- Stir in the tomatoes, olives and stock and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the mixture has tichkened into a sauce.
- About 10-12 minutes.
- Whisk in the butter and any juices form the dish containing the cook chicken that is being held in reserve.
- When the butter is completely whisked into the sauce.
- return the chicken to the an amd cook until the chicken is heated through, about 2 more minutes.
tomatoes, skinless, flour, olive oil, garlic, white wine, chicken stock, oil cured black olives, butter, basil
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/22061 (may not work)