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Recipe : **** Chicken Breast With Basil Sauce

Chicken Breast With Basil Sauce
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Course:
Main Dish

Practical information

  • Prep time
    20 min
  • Cooking
    25 min
  • Ready in
    45 min
  • Difficulty
    Very easy
  • Price
    Friendly budget
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Recipe's Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • salt and freshly ground white pepper
  • 6 large fresh basil leaves, chiffonnade
  • 1 chicken breast, boneless, skinless, trimmed into 2 halves
  • 1 tablespoon minced shallots
  • 60 g dry vermouth
  • 60 g marsala
  • 250 ml chicken broth
  • dash balsamic vinegar
  • 120 ml heavy cream

  • Recipe preparation steps

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 200°C.
  • 2
    Heat 1 tablespoon butter along with oil in a sauté pan over high heat. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper and sauté until the first side is browned—about a minute. Turn and brown other side. Place pan in oven until chicken is almost cooked. Remove from oven, tent and set aside.
  • 3
    Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a sauté pan over medium heat. Sauté shallots until soft. Add broth, vermouth, marsala and cream. Bring to a boil and reduce by three–quarters.
  • 4
    When sauce is ready, add basil leaves and vinegar. Set aside and keep warm.
  • 5
    Slice breasts on the bias and arrange in a fan shape on individual serving plates. Top with sauce.
  • Ready !