Sage Rubbed Chicken With Spicy Peach Glaze Recipes

GRILLED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH SPICY PEACH GLAZE

Steps:

• Combine the peach preserves, olive oil, soy sauce, mustard, garlic and jalapeno in a medium bowl and season with salt and pepper. Reserve 1/2 cup.
• Preheat the grill. Brush the chicken with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place the chicken skin-side down and cook until golden brown, 6 to 7 minutes. Turn over and continue cooking for 5 to 6 minutes. Brush both sides with the peach glaze and continue cooking until done, an additional 4 to 5 minutes.
• Place the peach halves cut side down on the grill and grill for 2 minutes. Turn over, brush with the reserved 1/2 cup of peach glaze and grill until the peaches are soft, 3 to 4 more minutes.

SAUTEED CHICKEN WITH SPICY PEACH SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet, add chicken, saute over medium heat until golden brown on both sides, remove with a slotted spoon.
• Add cornstarch to the pan and stir to combine with the pan juices.
• Add vinegar, sugar, pepper, chili, salt, garlic and peaches and cook over medium heat until thick and bubbly.
• Add chicken and walnuts and cook until chicken is no longer pink inside.
• Place chicken on a serving plate and top with sauce.

SIMPLE ROAST CHICKEN WITH CHESTNUT BREADING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
• Place the chestnuts and torn baguette into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and drizzle with the olive oil. Sprinkle the mixture with salt and pepper, as well as about 1 teaspoon each of the sage, savory and rosemary. Toss well to incorporate the olive oil and seasonings.
• In a separate bowl, combine the butter, lemon juice and the remaining 5 teaspoons sage, 2 teaspoons savory and 1 teaspoon rosemary and rub the mixture all over the inside and outside of the chicken. Place the squeezed lemon halves in the cavity.
• Place the chicken atop the breading and roast for 20 minutes; reduce the heat to 400 degrees F and cook until a thermometer inserted into the leg registers 165 degrees F and the juices run clear, an additional 25 minutes.
• Let the chicken rest for 15 minutes, covered with foil, before serving.

SEARED SAGE-MARINATED BREAST OF CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place two chicken pieces between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound them lightly with the smooth side of a meat mallet or small, heavy skillet to a thickness of about 1/4 inch. Repeat with the remaining chicken pieces.
• Lay two or three sage leaves on one side of each breast and fasten them to the breast with a toothpick, weaving in and out as if you were taking a stitch (see opposite). The toothpicks should lie flat. (Or, if you don't have toothpicks, tap the sage leaves with the dull edge of a knife to make them adhere to the chicken.) Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper and lay them in a baking sheet into which they fit comfortably. Rub both sides of the chicken breasts with the oil. Whack the garlic cloves with the flat side of a knife and scatter them over the chicken. Cover the pan tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
• Heat one or two large nonstick or well-seasoned cast-iron skillets over medium-high heat. Add as many of the chicken pieces, sage side down, as will fit in a single layer. Cook until well browned on the underside, about 2 minutes. Turn the chicken and cook until the second side is browned and no trace of pink remains in the center, 1 to 2 minutes. (If you don't have enough pans, or large enough pans, to cook the chicken in one batch, keep the first batch of chicken warm on a baking sheet in an oven turned to the lowest setting while cooking the remaining chicken.) Serve immediately.