Pan Fried Chicken Alongside Morel Mushroom Together With Shallot Sauce

It is that fourth dimension again... Morel Mushroom season.  We are heading to my parents this weekend for some mushroom hunting as well as fishing, as well as it sounds similar the best agency to pass a restrain Sunday.  I'm re-sharing this from 2013, our start Spring dorsum home.

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I endeavor to ready equally seasonally equally I can.  When I'm lost on what to brand for dinner, I caput to the shop to run across what looks practiced - what reach is novel as well as fresh.  When nosotros lived inwards Concord, that ordinarily meant going to Verrill Farm to run across what they had fresh from the plain (and to snack on a Cranberry Orange scone...).  Here, I rely on the Brookside Market until the Farmers' Markets start upwards afterwards inwards the spring.  Last calendar week piece wondering through the shop for inspiration I saw the coveted Morel Mushrooms side yesteryear side to the Asparagus... spring!



You mightiness recall my post service final autumn well-nigh our family's tradition of hunting morels each restrain - my Granny's all-time favorite.  I posted well-nigh a Cream of Morel Soup I created inwards her memory.  So, straightaway that Morel flavour is upon us (... inwards the shop at least), I'm anxious to ready some of my favorites - starting alongside this recipe of Pan Fried Chicken inwards a Morel Mushroom as well as Shallot Sauce.  This weekend I'm going to experimenting alongside to a greater extent than recipes equally my trouble solid unit of measurement is all getting together for a weekend of "Mushroom Hunting."  I'm wondering if I tin displace develop Mr. Darcy to sniff out morels similarly to the Truffle hunting dogs inwards France.... 


Pan Fried Chicken 
with Morel Mushroom as well as Shallot Sauce


two pounds of chicken pectus (or tenders)
1/4 loving cup of flour
1 tablespoon of body of body of water salt
1/2 tablespoon of pepper
five tablespoons of butter

two shallots, minced

4-6 ounces (about 12 sm/med sized) morel mushrooms, halved
1 loving cup of white wine
1/2 teaspoon of sugar
3/4 loving cup of cream

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.


If using chicken breasts, filet each pectus thus it is one-half the thickness.  If using tenders they should last the right size already.



Combine flour, common salt as well as pepper.  Dredge chicken inwards the flour mixture.  In a skillet, melt iii tablespoons of butter over medium heat.



Brown chicken inwards the butter for iii minutes on each side.  Remove chicken from pan as well as identify on a canvass pan.  Bake the chicken for 10-15 minutes inwards the oven until cooked through, depending on the size of the breasts or tenders.



In the same skillet inwards which the chicken was browned, add together the remaining two tablespoons of butter as well as shallots.  Cook for 2-3 minutes until the shallots are tender, thus add together mushrooms.  Cook for 2-3 to a greater extent than minutes until the mushrooms are soft.



Add white vino as well as saccharide to the pan as well as using a wooden spoon, scrape the bits from the bottom of the pan to do a sauce alongside the wine.  Bring to a simmer as well as ready for well-nigh five minutes until it has reduced slightly.  Add cream as well as ready for iii to a greater extent than minutes until it is shine as well as creamy.  Serve warm sauce over browned/baked chicken.

 


I was tempted to serve the chicken as well as sauce over mashed potatoes, only thus I thought...



How well-nigh a Banana Cream Pie for dessert?  Recipe, hither >

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