Chicken Breasts With Horseradish Scallion Crust Recipes

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH HORSERADISH-SCALLION CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• In a small bowl whisk together mustard and mayonnaise until combined well.
• Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a 10-inch non-stick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and brown chicken, about 5 minutes on each side. Transfer chicken to a shallow baking dish and pour off all but about 2 teaspoons oil from skillet.
• Add scallion to skillet and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened. Stir in garlic and cook 30 seconds.
• Remove skillet from heat and stir in bread crumbs, horseradish, tarragon, and salt and pepper to taste. Spread mayonnaise mixture on skin side of each chicken breast and top evenly with bread crumb mixture. Bake chicken in middle of oven 10 minutes, or until cooked through, and let stand 5 minutes.

BAKED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH HORSERADISH CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• In a medium-size saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Stir in flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute without browning.
• Whisk in milk, bring to a boil, and cook, stirring, until sauce is thick and smooth, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in horseradish, sour cream, sugar, mustard, and vinegar.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Arrange chicken breasts, skin side up, in a baking dish.
• Spoon half the horseradish sauce over chicken.
• Bake 45 minutes until chicken is tender.
• Broil chicken for 5 minutes to brown.
• Reheat remaining sauce and serve over chicken.

CORNMEAL-CRUSTED CHICKEN WITH HORSERADISH SAUCE AND PEARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Top a baking sheet with a wire rack or line it with paper towels.
• In a large bowl, combine the leeks, pears, olive oil, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon hot sauce, 1 tablespoon vinegar and salt and pepper to taste. Toss to combine and place on a baking sheet. Roast, tossing the leeks and pears about every 10 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pat the chicken breasts dry. Using a sharp knife, split each chicken breast in two horizontally, so you have 4 cutlets. Gently pound each breast with a mallet or bottom of a small heavy saucepan so it's thinner and even in thickness. Sprinkle the cutlets on both sides with salt and black pepper.
• Whisk the eggs, 1 tablespoon of the prepared horseradish and 2 tablespoons water together in a shallow bowl or pie plate. Combine the cornmeal and Parmesan in a second shallow bowl or pie plate. Dip a chicken cutlet in the cornmeal mixture, then in the eggs, and then back into the cornmeal. Place on a plate or small baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining cutlets.
• Pour about 1 inch of the frying oil into a large skillet with high sides and place over medium-high heat. When the oil is very hot, working in two batches, fry the chicken until golden on the outside and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Set aside on the prepared baking sheet. Immediately sprinkle with kosher salt.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise, remaining 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish, remaining 1 tablespoon honey, remaining 1 tablespoon hot sauce and remaining 1 tablespoon vinegar. Whisk in half of the chopped chives. Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon sauce onto the bottom of each serving plate. Top each with a chicken cutlet and roasted leeks and pears and sprinkle with chives. Enjoy!