Chicken Alla Panna Recipes

CHICKEN ALLA PANNA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Prepare an assembly line for breading your chicken by placing the flour, a beaten egg, and the bread crumbs on 3 separate shallow dishes.
• Dredge chicken in flour, then dip both sides into the egg, then coat with bread crumbs.
• Place breaded chicken in skillet and brown both sides, about 5 minutes total; remove from skillet and set aside.
• Add onions and mushrooms to skillet, and cook, while stirring, until onions begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Pour in broth; season with salt and pepper.
• Remove pan from heat and add butter and brandy (or sherry), return to heat and cook about a minute.
• Stir in flour, mixing well.
• Reduce heat to low, stir in broth, return chicken, cover pan and simmer about 8 minutes; stir in cream, heat through, and serve.

POLLO ALLA PANNA (CHICKEN IN CREAM)

Steps:

• Cut the chicken up into serving pieces, making sure that the leg is separated from the thigh, and that the breast is cut in half crosswise.
• Melt the butter is a braising pan large enough to contain all the chicken pieces in a single layer. Add the pieces and whole shallot, and sauté over moderate heat until the chicken is very lightly browned, salting as you go. Be careful to regulate the heat so as not to allow the butter or chicken to darken too much.
• Add cream, which should cover the chicken by about 2/3. Cover (leaving the lid slightly 'ajar' to allow for evaporation and avoid spillage) and let the chicken simmer in the cream for 30-45 minutes, or until the chicken is fully cooked through and the cream reduced to a thick, saucy consistency. The cream will probably have separated, which is perfectly fine. Taste and adjust for seasoning. You can remove the shallot, which by now will be very soft or, if you like, just mash up it into the sauce.
• Serve immediately. If you like, you can top the chicken with some chopped parsley, or add it to the sauce just before serving.

PENNE ALLA PANNA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a skillet.
• On a high heat, quickly fry the ham or prosciutto until starting to brown, keep stirring it continuously to stop it from burning.
• Turn down to a low heat or if cooking on an electric hob turn it off, pour in 250 ml of cream.
• Add the cayenne pepper and stir in the parmesan.
• If the sauce seems really thick add some more cream, the pasta shouldn't be dry, but neither should it swim in sauce.
• Stir in the pasta and serve straight away.