Country Chicken Ragot Recipe
Recipe
Ingredients
2 tbsp vegetable oil 4 chicken breasts (6 oz) skin and bo, nes removed 32 canned pearl onions outer skins re, moved 8 large mushrooms, quartered 8 slice extra thick bacon, diced, cooked, and drain 2 garlic cloves, crushed 12 baby artichokes (fresh or frozen), cooked and halved 12 sun dried tomatoes julienned 4 tsp fresh tarragon, chopped 1/4 cup pine nuts 1/4 cup cream sherry 1 cup chicken stock 1 cup heavy cream 1 salt and pepper (to taste)
Recipe
Preparation
In a large skillet place the oil and heat it on medium high until it is hot. Add the chicken breasts and saut them for 3 minutes on each side, or until they are lightly browned. Add the pearl onions, mushrooms, bacon, and garlic. Saut the ingredients for 3 minutes. Add the baby artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, tarragon, and pine nuts. Saut the ingredients for 2 minutes. Add the sherry and cook for 1 minute, or until it is reduced by 1/4. Add the the chicken stock and cook it for 3 to 4 minutes, or until it is reduced by 3/4. Add the heavy cream and cook it for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the sauce thickens. Add the salt and pepper.
Servings:
4
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