Poached Chicken With Garlic Herb Sauce Recipes

CHICKEN WITH HERB SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the chicken breasts between two sheets of waxed paper; flatten evenly with a mallet. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon each of butter and oil; brown chicken over medium-high heat for about 6 minutes on each side or until juices run clear. Remove and keep warm., Stir broth, chives, parsley, lime juice, basil, mustard and remaining butter and oil into drippings; cook and stir until butter is melted. Serve over chicken.

CHICKEN IN GARLIC AND HERB SAUCE

Steps:

• Season the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Add the olive oil to a large saucepan or skillet and cook the chicken on both sides, for about 5 minutes per side or until golden brown.
• Remove the chicken from the saucepan and set aside.
• Add the garlic, thyme and oregano to the saucepan and cook until garlic gets aromatic. Add the sherry and chicken broth to the skillet to deglaze the pan, scraping up all the brown bits. Bring to a boil.
• Add chicken back to skillet and saucepan, reduce the heat to low and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook for another 20 minutes, until chicken is tender.
• Garnish with more fresh herbs if desired and serve warm.

GARLICKY HERB SAUCE FOR QUICK ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a food processor, add the garlic and pulse until the garlic is chopped into small pieces. Add the olive oil, vinegar, salt, parsley, cilantro and chile and pulse until the herbs are chopped and it turns into a sauce. The sauce gets better the longer it sits, so allow it to sit and marry for at least 10 minutes.

COLD POACHED CHICKEN WITH CHINESE GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Poach chicken: In a 1 1/2-quart saucepan bring water to a boil with gingerroot, Scotch, and salt to taste. Add chicken and simmer, covered, 12 minutes, or until just cooked through. Transfer chicken with tongs to a bowl and chill, covered, 20 minutes.
• Make sauce while chicken is cooling: In a bowl stir together sauce ingredients until sugar is dissolved.
• Halve chicken and cut across grain into thin slices. Spoon sauce over chicken and sprinkle with coriander.