Sweet Vermouth Chicken Recipes

CREAMY LEMON CHICKEN BREASTS AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Cut each chicken breast in half horizontally. Pound the chicken breasts lightly with a meat mallet for even thickness, about 1/2 inch thick. Season the breasts with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and set aside.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium high heat in a large skillet and add the mushrooms. Sprinkle with a few pinches of kosher salt and cook for 3 minutes or until the mushrooms soften and brown. Transfer the mushrooms to a bowl.
• In the same skillet over medium-high, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter with the canola oil. Add two of the chicken breasts to the skillet and cook until golden browned, about 5 minutes on each side. Transfer the chicken breasts to a plate and repeat with the other two breasts. Leave the browned fond and any residual goodness in the pan. Discard any burned bits and wipe out any extra dark spots of the pan.
• Remove the skillet from the heat. Carefully add the vermouth, lemon juice and lemon peel. Return to medium high heat and cook for 1-2 minutes, scraping the cooked bits from the bottom of the skillet. Add the cream and cook for a few more minutes for the sauce to thicken and reduce. Add the chicken and mushrooms back to the skillet, toss in the cream, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Cook for 2 more minutes to warm the chicken and melt the cheese. Taste the sauce for seasoning and garnish with parsley. Serve with steamed rice, noodles, potatoes, or other vegetables.

VERMOUTH CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, mix breadcrumbs and cheese together. In a separate bowl whisk together, the eggs and a little salt and pepper. Take chicken breasts and cut into 1-inch strips. If you want bigger portions then cut accordingly. Now take each piece of chicken and dip into egg wash and then into breadcrumb/cheese mixture. To insure a good coating, push down on the chicken as you are rolling it in the breadcrumbs. As each piece is breaded, place on a plate. When you are finished, wrap plate with plastic wrap and put in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. You can do this step several hours ahead of time.
• 2. In a large heavy skillet, heat the butter and oil, when butter foams, add the chicken and cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side, or until it has a nice golden color. Now add the vermouth to the chicken, put your lid on and lower the heat. You want to let it simmer for about 10-12 minutes. Now you should have only a few tablespoons of sauce left in the skillet. At this point, you need to transfer the chicken to a plate. I like to put the chicken in the microwave to stay warm. You could also turn you oven on just long enough to get it warm and place chicken in there.
• 3. Raise your heat and add a few tablespoons of olive oil. Once the oil has heated up add mushrooms and cracked pepper. The mushrooms will look like a lot, but they will shrink. Cook for about 8-10 minutes stirring frequently. Now add your cream to the pan. You do not want the heat to high as this will burn the cream and ruin it. Once the cream is boiling, begin stirring it around until it starts to get thick, this should take about 10 minutes or so. If you want a thicker sauce you need to simmer longer. Now is the part were salt is added, this is what brings the sauce together. When adding salt, do so a little at a time. You can always add more, but you cannot take away. Start out with a 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and see if that is to you liking, add more if needed. You will know your there when the sauce begins to not taste so much like straight cream. As far as the pepper, which is completely up to you, add as much as you like. I like a lot of fresh pepper in mine, but that's me. Assuming this process did not take to long, your chicken should still be nice and warm. If not you can give it a quick 1 minute zap in the microwave. If you used the oven method, be careful the plate will be hot. Now take the chicken, put on individual plates and spoon sauce over, and enjoy. This dish can be served over noodles or even rice. Just be sure to start either with enough time to finish when everything else is done. I hope you enjoy!

CHICKEN FRICASSEE WITH VERMOUTH

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat the butter in a skillet and add the chicken pieces skin side down. Cook over moderate heat about one minute without browning.
• Scatter the onion over all and cook 30 seconds. Add the garlic and stir it around. Cook the chicken about four minutes, turning the pieces often in the butter.
• Sprinkle the flour over all, turning the pieces so that they are evenly coated. Add the vermouth, chicken broth, bay leaf and thyme. Cover and cook over moderate heat about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring two batches of water to the boil for the carrots and leeks. Drop the carrots into one batch, the leeks in the other. Let the carrots simmer about one minute and drain. Let the leeks simmer about four minutes.
• When the chicken has cooked for a total of 30 minutes (start to finish), add the carrots, leeks and cream. Let simmer about two minutes. Serve with rice.