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Chicken breasts with tarragon

Chicken breasts are slowly cooked in a frying pan, then the sauce is made in the same pan with dry white wine, chicken stock and tarragon, and served with sauté (pan-fried) potatoes.

314 K 1× 4.1/5 (27 reviews)

1 hour 40 min. difficulté

Easy

9.55 €

2 people

10 Ingredients

Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 2 chicken breasts
2 300 g potatoes
3 1 shallot
4 1 bunch tarragon
5 2 tablespoons olive oil
6 2 tablespoons goose fat
7 ½ glass dry white wine
8 1 chicken stock cube
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 955 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 45 min.

Resting: 5 min.

Cooking: 55 min.

All in all: 1 hour 40 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 20 min.

Peel 300 g potatoes, cut into four, wash and dry.

Stage 2 - 30 min.

Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a large pan over a low heat, add potatoes, lightly salt and stir well.

Cover and leave to cook, without stiring, on a low heat for at least 30 minutes.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

After 30 minutes, uncover and stir potatoes to finish cooking all over (look at this recipe for more information.

Keep hot.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

While potatoes are cooking, peel and finely chop 1 shallot.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Cut 2 chicken breasts in two lengthways.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

In a frying pan over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons goose fat, add chopped shallot, salt, pepper and cook one minute.

Add one teaspoon of chopped tarragon.

Stage 7

Reduce heat, add chicken breasts, and cook on each side...

Stage 8 - 10 min.

...until they are golden brown.

Stage 9

Put them on a hot plate...

Stage 10 - 5 min.

...and cover with aluminium foil, to keep them hot and tender.

Stage 11 - 10 min.

Prepare sauce: put frying pan back on the heat, pour in ½ glass dry white wine, ½ glass chicken stock, and a tablespoon chopped tarragon.

Deglaze the frying pan like this until the sauce thickens, then adjust seasoning.

Stage 12 - 5 min.

Heat serving plates. In each plate put 2 chicken breasts, coat with sauce, add a sprig of tarragon and surround with sauté potatoes.

Serve immediately.

Remarks

If you don't have tarragon, replace it with another herb: parsley, chervil, etc.

Keeping: Some days in the fridge.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	110 RDI=40 %	60 RDI=6 %	100 RDI=10 %	1,530 RDI=80 %	6,420 RDI: 80 %
Per 100 g	10 RDI=4 %	6 RDI=1 %	9 RDI=2 %	160 RDI=8 %	670 RDI: 8 %
Per person	50 RDI=20 %	30 RDI=3 %	50 RDI=7 %	770 RDI=40 %	3,210 RDI: 40 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites

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For 2 people : 9.55 €
Per person : 4.80 €

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The 1 comment already posted on this recipe

This recipe sounds good and the food looks delicious. I like tarragon. I have a recipe Chicken with Tarragon in cream. I made it once and it was delicious. Yours is a healthier option for sure. Might give it a try if I can find some fresh tarragon. Love your website. Well done.
Posted by Raspberries april 15^th 2011 at 12:42 n° 1

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