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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Lymey Thymey Chicken Piccata

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 16 chicken tenderloins
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons light olive oil
  • 1 (14 ounce) can fat-free chicken broth
  • 10 sprigs lemon thyme (regular thyme is ok)
  • 3 tablespoons capers
  • 1 large lime
  • 2 tablespoons dried parsley

Recipe

  • 1 wash, pat dry, and sprinkle the chicken tenderloins with s&p, and lightly toss in flour.
  • 2 in a large saute or frying pan, melt 2 tbsps butter in 2 tbsps of light olive oil over medium heat, and brown the tenderlions until they've acheived a good golden color on both sides. set chicken aside.
  • 3 deglaze pan with most of the chicken stock, and turn heat up to high to bring to a boil. add sprigs of thyme and reduce stock a little.
  • 4 return chicken to pan, gently turning in the sauce.
  • 5 sprinkle with parsley and capers. add juice and a little zest of the lime, and remaining butter distributed around the pan.
  • 6 simmer uncovered for just about 5 minutes, then turn the tenderloins and simmer another minute or 2 as the sauce thickens.
  • 7 plate the chicken around roasted garlic potato wedges, or around a mound og garlic mashed potatoes, and drizzle the sauce over everything (removing the unsightly thyme stems).
  • 8 note: if the sauce is getting too thick at any point, just add a little of any remaining chicken stock to help thin it out, or vice versa, reduce it a little longer after plating the chicken.

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