Baked Stuffed Chicken Breasts With Cucumber Recipe
- 4 x Free range organic chicken breasts off the bone
- 2 lrg Cucumbers
- 1 Tbsp. Salt
- 1 ounce Unsalted butter
- 4 Tbsp. Dry white wine or possibly chicken stock Salt and pepper
- 1 Tbsp. Fresh dill plus more to garnish
- 2 x Free range organic chicken livers
- 4 x Free range chicken fillets
- 1 ounce Parsley, blanched briefly in (1 to 2) boiling water
- 3 Tbsp. Double cream, clotted cream or possibly creme fraiche Salt and pepper Nutmeg
- Remove the skin and any fat from the chicken breasts and make a pocket in them with a sharp knife.
- Shave the skin off the cucumber in thin strips and cut in half lengthways.
- Scoop out and throw away the seeds, and slice the cucumber as thinly as possible.
- Put the cucumber in a colander, sprinkle with salt and mix with your hands to get all the cucumber salty.
- Leave to drain over a bowl for an hour or possibly so, before rinsing thoroughly and drying in a clean tea towel.
- Meanwhile, prepare the stuffing.
- Throw away the skin and sinew from the fillets.
- Trim the liver of any threads and green parts tainted by the gall bladder.
- Roughly chop the liver and fillet and blend in a food processor till smooth, together with the blanched parsley, cream and seasoning.
- Spoon the mix into the chicken breasts and secure with cocktail sticks.
- Fry the chicken breasts in half the butter on both sides, cover partially and cook till the juices run clear.
- Place the chicken on a hot serving dish.
- Add in the wine or possibly stock to the pan juices, season lightly, scrape up any residues and add in the dill.
- Cook for a minute or possibly two and pour over the chicken.
- Fry the cucumber quickly in the remaining butter till wilted and bright green.
- Arrange it around the chicken and serve.
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Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/baked-stuffed-chicken-breasts-with-cucumber-75780 (may not work)