Tarragon Chicken

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I have been trying some Nigella Lawson recipes of late. I bought her book 'Kitchen' last Christmas and finally started trying some of the creations. I really like this book because it has a huge variety of recipes for all skill levels. The overall structure of the book is different to any other cook book I have seen. It is not split into meals, but has a little bit of every thing through out the book.

Well now to the Chicken. While looking through 'Kitchen' I can across a recipe for Tarragon Chicken. Overall it was a fairly basic recipe but it is full of flavour and the sauce is amazing. I served mine with some steamed rice and Broccolini. (See picture below.) I am a sucker for Broccolini and during winter love steamed vegetables, especially with a sauce or gravy.

For me this was the first time that I had poached chicken and I was surprised about how much favour was absorbed by the chicken. I simply heated 2 teaspoons of garlic oil in a sauce pan over a medium heat. Add 2 spring onions finely slice and 1/2 teaspoon of dried tarragon and cook off until onion is soft.

Place 2 chicken breasts into the pan and cook for approximately 3 minutes. Once sealed turn the breast over and add 80ml of Vermouth. Allow the Vermouth to bubble, and add a pinch of salt. Cover and allow to simmer for 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.

Once the chicken is cooked remove it from the pan. Add 60 ml of cream to the liquid in the pan and simmer on a low heat until sauce thickens. Pour thickened sauce over chicken to serve.


I will be cooking this one again. It is perfect for 1 person or a whole dinner party and very easy make. But most importantly yummy.

Happy cooking until next time, Kate

**Ingredients
  • 2 tsps. garlic oil
  • 2 Spring Onions
  • 1/2 tsp dry tarragon
  • 2 Chicken Breasts
  • 80 ml Vermouth
  • 60 ml Cream
  • Salt

Comments

  1. Bec7 July 2014 at 18:55

    Looks amazing Kate! Tarragon is always so good with chicken.

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