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Chicken Breast with Morel-Madeira Gravy
This dish is rather special, but not too tricky to prepare. It's definitely suitable for "company", especially if you serve it with homemade mashed potatoes and a crisp green salad. Add wine and voila! Dinner is served.
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Ingredients:
½ pound fresh Morel mushrooms, trimmed and cleaned
2 chicken breast halves with skin
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
½ cup chopped fresh ramps
3 large garlic cloves, minced fine
1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
2 ½ cups chicken stock
¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon dry Madeira wine
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Preparation:
Coarsely chop the prepared morels and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper while heating the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken in the skillet until it's golden brown, about 4 minutes on each side. Transfer the chicken to a shallow baking dish, but be sure not to clean the skillet. Bake the chicken until it's just cooked through - 15 to 20 minutes.
Heat the same skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic and thyme and sauté until golden. This should take about 5 minutes.
Add 1 cup of the chicken broth and boil the mixture until most of the liquid evaporates. This should take about 4-5 minutes.
Add the rest of the broth and ¼ cup of the Madeira. Boil until the gravy is reduced to about 1 ½ cups. This should take about 5 minutes.
Strain the gravy into a small saucepan and add the morels. Cover and simmer for about 5 minutes.
Whisk the cornstarch and the remaining Madeira in a small bowl. Whisk them together into the gravy and simmer until thickened. This shouldn't take long, so keep your eye on it.
Season the gravy with salt and pepper and spoon over the chicken. Serve piping hot.
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