Pierre Franeys Roast Chicken Recipes

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken breast halves with salt and pepper.
• Heat the butter in a heavy skillet and add the breasts. Cook until browned, about 6 minutes. Turn the pieces and cook about 6 minutes longer.
• Remove the chicken pieces to a warm platter and set aside. Add the onion and thyme to the skillet and cook briefly, stirring, until the onion is wilted. Add the vinegar and wine and bring to a boil. Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Stir in tomato paste. Cook until reduced by half and add the cream. Bring to a full rolling boil and stir in the mustard. Put sauce through a strainer, pressing to extract as much liquid as possible. There should be about 1/2 cup.
• Spoon the sauce over the chicken pieces and garnish, if desired, with parsley. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH LEMON

Steps:

• Season flour with salt and pepper, and dredge the chicken all over. Remove the excess flour.
• Heat the oil in a heavy skillet large enough to hold the chicken pieces in one layer. Add chicken and cook, uncovered, over medium heat for 5 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Flip the chicken and cook for 5 minutes more, or until cooked through. Carefully remove the oil from the skillet, leaving the chicken. Discard the oil.
• Add the thyme, shallots and garlic, and cook for about a minute. Do not burn the garlic. Add the lemon rind, the lemon juice and the broth.
• Scrape the skillet to dissolve the brown particles that cling to the bottom. Add the butter, and cook for 3 minutes longer. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH TOMATOES AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the oil and butter in a heavy-bottom skillet. Add the chicken breasts and saute over medium-high heat, turning the pieces often until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Add the shallots and garlic around the chicken. Cook briefly; add the tarragon, tomatoes, vinegar, capers, wine and tomato paste. Stir to dissolve the brown particles adhering to the bottom of the skillet.
• Blend well, bring to a boil, and then cover and simmer for 9 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

CHICKEN BREASTS PIERRE

Steps:

• In a shallow dish or bowl, combine flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt and ground black pepper. Coat chicken breasts with flour mixture. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and brown chicken on all sides. Remove from skillet, and drain on paper towels.
• In the same skillet, combine the tomatoes, water, brown sugar, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce. Season with salt, chili powder, mustard, celery seed, garlic and hot pepper sauce. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and return chicken to skillet. Cover, and simmer for 35 to 40 minutes, or until chicken is tender, no longer pink and juices run clear.

BREASTS OF CHICKEN ALLA FRANCESE

Steps:

• Place each chicken breast half between sheets of plastic wrap. Pound the chicken very thin with a flat mallet or meat pounder. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Dredge on both sides with flour. Shake off excess.
• Beat egg well. Add milk, salt and pepper to egg. Blend well with a wire whisk. Dip chicken breasts in egg mixture to coat well on both sides. Remove excess egg mixture.
• Heat oil in a nonstick skillet large enough to hold pieces in one layer. Cook over medium-high heat about 2 minutes on one side or until golden brown. Turn and cook on the other side. Remove chicken to a warm serving plate and add butter and lemon juice to skillet. Cook and blend well very quickly. Pour sauce over chicken breasts. Garnish with lemon slices and sprinkle with parsley.

BREAST OF CHICKEN WITH WINTER VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Place the breast halves on a flat surface and trim away and discard any peripheral fat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Trim and scrape the carrots.
• Trim off the tops of the scallions. Cut the scallions crosswise about three inches from the top. Discard the green parts.
• Trim off the ends of each brussels sprout. If the sprouts are small, leave them whole; otherwise cut them lengthwise in half.
• Peel the potato and cut into 3/4-inch cubes. Cover with cold water until ready to use.
• Trim and scrape the parsnip. Cut into small rectangles about an inch long and 1/2 inch wide.
• Put the broth in a kettle or casserole wide enough to hold the chicken pieces in one layer. Add the carrots, brussels sprouts, potato and parsnip. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Let simmer about five or six minutes. Add the breast halves in one layer, and the green onions. Cover and cook about seven minutes.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve hot with horseradish sauce.