Julia Childs Chicken Breasts With Mushroom Cream Sauce Recipes

JULIA CHILD'S CREAMY CHICKEN + MUSHROOM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Rub the chicken breasts with lemon juice and season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Heat the butter in a heavy, oven-proof casserole (I used a skillet), about 10 inches in diameter until it is foaming. Stir in the minced shallots or green onion and saute a moment without browning. Then stir in the mushrooms and sauté lightly for a minute or two without browning. Season with salt.
• Quickly roll the chicken in the butter mixture and lay a piece of buttered wax paper over them. Cover casserole (skillet) and place in hot oven. After 8-10 minutes, flip chicken and cook for another 8 minutes in the oven. Alternatively, brown chicken fillets on each side until golden; then cover and place into a preheated oven to continue cooking for a further 8 minutes until cooked through.
• Remove the chicken to a warm platter (leave mushrooms in the pot) and cover while making the sauce.
• To make sauce: Pour the stock and wine in the skillet with the mushrooms. Boil down quickly over high heat until liquid has reduced to half.
• Add in the cream cheese, breaking it down with your wooden spoon. Cook over low heat until it turns into a thick cream. Gradually add in the evaporated milk, stirring through the cream cheese until thickened.
• Take off heat and taste for seasoning. Squeeze over a little extra lemon juice to taste. Add in the broccoli (if including it) and pour the sauce over the chicken. Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.

JULIA CHILD SUPREMES DE VOLAILLE AUX CHAMPIGNONS (CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Rub the chicken breasts with drops of lemon juice and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Heat the butter in a heavy, oven-proof casserole, about 10 inches in diameter until it is foaming. Stir in the minced shallots or green onion and saute a moment without browning. Then stir in the mushrooms and saute lightly for a minute or two without browning. Sprinkle with salt.
• Quickly roll the chicken in the butter mixture and lay a piece of buttered wax paper over them, cover casserole and place in hot oven. After 6 minutes, press top of chicken with your finger. If still soft, return to oven for a moment or two. When the meat is springy to the touch it is done.
• Remove the chicken to a warm platter (leave mushrooms in the pot) and cover while making the sauce (2 to 3 minutes).
• To make sauce, pour the stock and wine in the casserole with the cooking butter and mushrooms. Boil down quickly over high heat until liquid is syrupy. Stir in the cream and boil down again over high heat until cream has thickened slightly. Off heat, taste for seasoning, and add drops of lemon juice to taste. Pour the sauce over the chicken, sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.

JULIA CHILD'S CHICKEN BREASTS WITH MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Rub the chicken breasts with drops of lemon juice and season with salt and white pepper.
• Heat the butter in a heavy, oven-proof casserole (I used my Le Creuset dutch oven pot), until it is foaming.
• Stir in the minced shallots or onion and saute for a minute - do not wait to brown.
• Stir in the mushrooms and saute lightly for 1-2 minutes - do not wait to brown.
• Sprinkle with salt.
• Quickly flip the chicken breasts in the butter mixture. Cover and cook over medium high heat for 8-10 minutes.
• After that time, flip chicken breasts and cook on opposite side for another 8-10 minutes until chicken temperature reaches at least 165 degrees.
• Remove the chicken to a warm plate (leave mushrooms/onions in the pot) and cover while making the sauce.
• To make sauce, pour the chicken/beef stock and vermouth in with the cooking butter and mushrooms/onions.
• Over medium high heat, boil down quickly until liquid is syrupy.
• Stir in cream and boil down again over medium high heat until cream has thickened slightly. Off heat, taste for seasoning, and add drops of lemon juice to taste.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken, sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.