Roasted Chicken Breasts With Crayfish Fava Beans And Morels Recipes

ROASTED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CRAYFISH, FAVA BEANS, AND MORELS

Steps:

• Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Rinse crayfish under cold water. Place Old Bay and lemon in large saucepan; fill with water. Place over high-heat and bring to a boil. Add crayfish and cook until red, about 1 minute. Drain and immediately transfer crayfish to ice water bath until cooled. Separate tails from bodies. Set tails aside.
• Dry crayfish bodies thoroughly. Heat 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil in an 8-quart Dutch oven over high-heat and add crayfish bodies. Cook, stirring, until browned, about 2 minutes. Cut 8 cloves garlic in half. Reduce heat to medium and add garlic, along with onions, carrots, and fennel; cook, stirring constantly, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add Madiera and cook until liquid is almost evaporated.
• Transfer crayfish body mixture to a large stockpot. Cut 4 plum tomatoes in half and add to pot; add enough water to cover. Tie white peppercorns, 4 sprigs thyme, tarragon, parsley stems, and bay leaves in a small piece of cheesecloth to make a bouquet garni; add to pot. Bring to a boil over high heat; immediately reduce heat to low and let simmer for 1 hour, skimming surface as necessary.
• Strain liquid through a fine mesh sieve set over a saucepan, pressing down on solids with a ladle; discard solids. Place saucepan over medium heat and cook until liquid is thickened and reduced, about 20 minutes. Add heavy cream and continue cooking until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Add 1 tablespoon butter and lemon juice; stir until butter is melted and well combined; season with Tabasco and salt. Using an immersion blender, blend until smooth; set aside.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil; prepare and ice-water bath; set aside. With a paring knife, core remaining 2 tomatoes, and score an X on the bottoms. Add tomatoes to boiling water; cook until skins begin to split, 30 to 60 seconds. Drain and immediately transfer to ice-water bath to cool. Remove skins, using a paring knife, if necessary, and discard. Halve tomatoes. Remove seeds with a spoon, and discard. Finely chop tomatoes; set aside.
• Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. In a medium saucepan of boiling salted water, cook fava beans 1 minute. Drain and immediately transfer beans to ice-water bath until cool. Peel beans; set aside.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Using a sharp knife remove the tip and first joint of the wing of each chicken breast, and discard, leaving the second joint still attached to the breast. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil in a large heavy-bottomed ovenproof skillet over high heat. Add chicken, skin side down, and transfer to oven; roast until cooked through.
• Crush remaining 2 cloves garlic. Remove skillet from oven and turn chicken. Add remaining 4 tablespoons butter, crushed garlic, and remaining 6 sprigs thyme to skillet. Baste chicken with butter for 2 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes.
• In a medium skillet, heat olive oil over high heat. Add morels and cook until browned, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add fava beans, spinach, chopped tomatoes, mint, and reserved tail meat from crayfish; cook, stirring, for two minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide morel mixture evenly among 4 plates. Top each with a chicken breast; spoon over sauce and serve immediately.

ROASTED ASPARAGUS WITH FRESH FAVAS AND MORELS

Steps:

• Bring 1/2 cup water to boil in small saucepan. Add mushrooms. Remove from heat. Place shallot in small bowl. Add vinegar. Let mixture stand 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 450°F. Cook favas in large saucepan of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Drain. Rinse under cold water. Drain. Remove and discard outer skin of each fava bean; transfer favas to medium bowl.
• Place asparagus on large rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Roast asparagus until tender when pierced with skewer, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, drain mushrooms and slice thinly. Sauté pancetta in saucepan over medium heat until crisp, about 5 minutes. Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil and sliced mushrooms; sauté 2 minutes. Add shallot mixture; simmer 2 minutes. Add favas and toss to heat through. Stir in thyme. Season fava-mushroom mixture to taste with salt and pepper.
• Place asparagus on platter. Top with fava-mushroom mixture and serve.

ROASTED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in a shallow baking dish, skin side up.
• Sprinkle each breast with salt, pepper and 1/2 teaspoon thyme.
• Brush with melted butter and roast 1 hour at 350 degrees or until done.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH FAVA BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In an ovenproof skillet, rub chicken with oil and season with salt and pepper. Surround with garlic. Tie legs with twine.
• Roast, basting after 30 minutes, until a thermometer inserted into the thigh reaches 165 degrees, about 1 hour.
• Let chicken stand on a cutting board 15 minutes; reserve garlic and pan juices (skim fat).
• Cook beans in boiling salted water until bright green, 2 minutes. Plunge into an ice bath; peel skins.
• Warm wine in skillet, scraping up brown bits. Add beans, thyme, and garlic; heat through. Stir in pan juices.

PAN-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH MOREL MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Season the chicken generously all over with salt and pepper.
• Heat the olive oil in a large heavy pan over medium-high heat. Once the oil is shimmering and just starting to smoke, add the chicken skin-side down and cook until golden brown all over, flipping halfway through, about 12 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a plate; set aside.
• Return the pan to medium heat and add the shallots and garlic to the pan. Cook, stirring often, until the shallots are soft and the garlic is lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook, gently stirring and scraping up any browned bits from bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon, until the mushrooms begin to release liquid, about 2 minutes. Transfer the mushroom mixture to a medium bowl and set aside.
• Add the wine to the pan and bring to a boil. Cook until the wine is reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Add the broth and thyme and bring back to a boil. Return the chicken to the pan, skin-side up, along with any juices from the plate and cover with the lid slightly ajar. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• Swirl in the cream and return the mushroom mixture to the pan. Simmer (uncovered) over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens slightly, about 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Place the chicken on a serving plate, spoon the mushroom sauce over and sprinkle with chives.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH MORELS

Steps:

• Put morels in mixing bowl and add warm water to cover. Let stand 30 minutes or longer. Drain.
• Put each chicken breast half on flat surface, trim off all remnants of fat and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in small heavy skillet and add 1 tablespoon of shallots. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add drained morels, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, about 1 minute and add 1/2 of wine. Cook until liquid is reduced by half. Add cream and cook 2 minutes.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in skillet large enough to hold chicken in one layer. Add chicken pieces and cook over moderately high heat. As chicken pieces cook, stir gently without turning about 3 minutes or until nicely browned. Turn and continue cooking about 5 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to warm serving dish, arranging neatly. Add remaining shallots to skillet and stir briefly. Add remaining wine and stir to dissolve brown particles that cling to bottom of pan. Cook down until not quite evaporated. Add chicken broth and cook 1 minute.
• Heat morels in cream and spoon around chicken.
• Swirl remaining tablespoon of butter into sauce with chicken broth and spoon over chicken pieces.

LEMON- AND GARLIC-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH FAVA BEANS, RADISHES, AND PECORINO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Place chickens on rack set in large roasting pan. Starting at each cavity end, slide hand between skin and breast meat to loosen, being careful not to tear skin. Arrange lemon slices under skin to cover breast meat.
• Season each cavity with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Stuff each with halved lemons, garlic, rosemary, and oregano.
• Flip wings of each chicken back and tuck under body. Using pastry brush, brush 3 tablespoons oil over skin of each chicken, then sprinkle each with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Tie legs together loosely with kitchen string.
• Roast chickens, basting with pan juices every 15 minutes, until skins are crisp golden-brown and juices run clear when thighs are pierced, about 55 to 60 minutes. (Instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of breast should register 170°F.) Remove from oven, then remove lemons, herbs, and garlic from cavities and discard. Reserve pan drippings. Transfer chickens to carving board and tent with foil to keep warm.
• In 2-quart pot of boiling water, blanch fresh fava beans 1 minute. Drain, then immediately transfer to medium bowl of ice water to stop cooking. Drain. Slip outer skin off each bean and discard skin; place beans in medium bowl. Add radishes, arugula, mint, parsley, celery leaves, and cheese, and toss to combine. Stir in lemon juice and remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• Divide fava bean and radish salad among 10 plates. Carve chickens and arrange pieces atop each portion of salad. Spoon pan drippings over.