Chicken With Chervil Sauce Recipes

CHICKEN IN HORSERADISH AND CHERVIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the chicken in a large casserole with the onion, carrot, bay leaves, peppercorns, and salt. Add enough water to cover the chicken, then bring to a boil and simmer for 1 hour, or until the meat is white. Carefully lift the chicken from the broth and let cool. Strain the broth and save 2 1/2 cups for the sauce.
• Make the sauce. Melt the butter in a large pan. Add the sliced artichokes and fennel and cook for 2 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and stir until the flour and butter have combined. Pour in half the reserved chicken broth and stir until smooth. Add the remaining chicken broth and the horseradish and bring to a boil. Add the cream and salt and pepper and return the sauce to a boil, then decrease the heat to a simmer.
• Remove the skin and bones from the chicken. Break the meat into medium-size pieces. Stir the chicken and chervil into the sauce and let it simmer for a couple of minutes, or until the chicken is heated through. Season with salt and pepper and serve with boiled potatoes.

CHICKEN WITH CHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Set aside 3/4 cup cherries. In a blender, combine orange juice and remaining cherries; cover and process until smooth. Add the soy sauce, brown sugar, honey, lemon juice, garlic and ginger; set aside., In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken on all sides in butter. Place chicken skin side down in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Top with cherry sauce. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes; turn chicken. Top with reserved cherries. Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes longer or until chicken juices run clear.

CHICKEN WITH CHERRY WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, heat 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Brown chicken on both sides. Bake until a thermometer reads 165°, 12-15 minutes., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine wine and sugar. Bring to a boil; cook, uncovered, until liquid is reduced by half, 4-5 minutes. Reduce heat to low; whisk in remaining butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until blended. Stir in cherries; serve with chicken.

CHICKEN IN HORSERADISH AND CHERVIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the chicken in a large casserole with the onion, carrot, bay leaves, peppercorns, and salt. Add water to cover , bring to a boil and simmer for 1 hour, or until the meat is white. Take the chicken from broth _ let cool. Strain the broth reserve 2 1/2 cups for the sauce.
• Make the sauce. Melt the butter in a large pan. Add the sliced artichokes and fennel and cook for 2 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and stir until the flour and butter have combined. Pour in half the reserved chicken broth and stir until smooth. Add the remaining chicken broth and the horseradish and bring to a boil. Add the cream and salt and pepper and return the sauce to a boil, then decrease the heat to a simmer.
• Remove the skin and bones from the chicken. Break the meat into medium-size pieces. Stir the chicken and chervil into the sauce and let it simmer for a couple of minutes, or until the chicken is heated through. Season with salt and pepper and serve with boiled potatoes.

CHICKEN BREASTS TARRAGON

Steps:

• Bone chicken breasts and remove skin; cut breast in half. In 6-quart Dutch oven, heat oil and 2 Tablespoons butter. Add chicken breasts (half at a time, enough to cover bottom of pan); sauté, turning on all sides, until brown. Remove chicken as it browns. Brown rest of chicken.
• To drippings in Dutch oven, add shallot and carrot; sauté, stirring, 5 minutes, or until golden. Return chicken to Dutch oven; heat. When hot, slightly heat Cognac in ladle, and ignite. Add white wine, the chopped tarragon (or 2 teaspoons dried tarragon if you don't have fresh) and chervil (1/2 teaspoon dried chervil), salt and pepper.
• Bring to boiling; reduce heat, and simmer gently, covered, 30 minutes. Remove chicken to heated serving platter; keep warm. Strain the drippings that is in the Dutch oven; return drippings to Dutch oven. In small bowl, combine cream, egg yolk and flour; mix well with wire whisk.
• Stir into drippings in Dutch oven; bring just to boiling, stirring. Add more wine if sauce seems too thick. Meanwhile, sauté mushrooms in hot butter 5 minutes, until tender. Spoon sauce over chicken. Garnish with tarragon and mushrooms. Serves 8.
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