Chicken Breasts with Fennel-Mustard Butter and Radicchio
- 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 6 skinless boneless chicken breast halves, pounded to 1/3-inch thickness
- 4 anchovy fillets, chopped
- 4 cups thinly sliced radicchio
- 2 tablespoons drained capers
- Stir fennel seeds in small skillet over high heat until beginning to brown, about 1 minute.
- Place in spice mill and grind to coarse powder.
- Transfer to small bowl.
- Add remaining ingredients; stir to blend.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- (Can be made 2 days ahead.
- Cover and chill.)
- Whisk oil, lemon juice, and garlic in small bowl to blend.
- Place chicken in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Pour oil mixture over.
- Turn to coat.
- Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.
- Heat 2 heavy large skillets over medium-high heat.
- Add 3 chicken breasts with some of marinade to each skillet; saute until cooked through, about 3 minutes per side.
- Transfer chicken to platter.
- Place 2 teaspoons fennel-mustard butter atop each chicken breast.
- Melt 1/4 cup mustard-fennel butter in 1 skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add anchovies; mash with fork.
- Stir in radicchio and capers; saute until radicchio just begins to wilt, about 1 minute.
- Spoon radicchio atop chicken breasts.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chicken-breasts-with-fennel-mustard-butter-and-radicchio-109794 (may not work)