Chicken with Shallots
2010, Barefoot Contessa How Easy is That?, All Rights Reserved
Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Make It Fast
Recipe categories: Fruit, Lemon, Poultry, Chicken, Vegetables, Shallot, more
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Total Time:
40 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients
4 boneless chicken breasts, skin on (6 to 8 ounces each)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (3 lemons)
1/4 cup minced shallots (1 large)
3 tablespoons heavy cream
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, diced, at room temperature
Directions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Pat the chicken breasts dry with paper towels and sprinkle them generously on both sides with salt and pepper. In a 12-inch cast-iron skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat for 2 minutes, until it begins to smoke. Place the chicken breasts, skin side down, in the skillet and cook for 4 to 5 minutes without moving, until golden brown.
Using tongs, turn the chicken breasts skin side up, place the skillet in the oven, and roast for 12 to 15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
Meanwhile, in a medium saute pan, combine the white wine, lemon juice, and shallots and cook over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, until only 2 tablespoons of liquid remain in the pan. If it reduces too much, add an extra splash of white wine or water. Add the cream, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and bring to a full boil. Remove from the heat, add the diced butter, and swirl the pan until the butter is incorporated. Don”t reheat or the sauce will “break”! Sprinkle with salt and serve the chicken hot with the sauce spooned over it.
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By paml_5977382
florence, KY
on February 23, 2013
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Way overloaded in lemon! Used 1/3c (1 lemon thats all I cold taste. Maybe cut back to 2T.
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By MN Mama
on February 17, 2013
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I made this out of Ina”s cookbook before reading the reviews. I had a similar problem to others with the sauce being too lemony (I had this problem with her Meuniere as well. Next time I will cut back on the lemon juice and I think it will be great. Served with Alton”s polenta.
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By reneeellison_12…
Yorktown Hts, 72
on January 24, 2013
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We were very pleasantly surprised and how yummy this was. Used boneless skinless chicken thighs, used only one juicy lemon, probably reduc