Somerset Chicken
Creamy chicken with apples and cider
Ingredients
- 6 boneless chicken breasts skin on
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 75 g butter plus extra to serve
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 onions peeled, sliced
- 4 tbsp plain flour
- 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard
- 2 dessert apple peeled, cores removed, sliced into batons
- 110 g button mushrooms sliced
- 250 ml chicken stock
- 300 ml cider
- 1 tbsp fresh sage finely chopped
- 250 ml double cream
- 300 g cheddar cheese grated
To Serve:
- 6 baked potato
- butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/400F/Gas 6.
- Season the chicken breasts with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Heat a large frying pan until smoking, then add half of the butter and oil. Fry the chicken breasts in batches, skin-side down first, for 1-2 minutes on both sides, or until golden-brown all over.
- Transfer the chicken breast to a deep-sided roasting tray and roast in the oven for 25 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through (NB: the chicken is cooked through when the juices run clear when the thickest part is pierced with a skewer.) Keep warm.
- Return the pan to the heat and add the remaining butter and oil. Add the onions and cook for 4-5 minutes, or until softened but not coloured. Stir in the flour and the mustard and cook for a further 1-2 minutes. Add the apples and mushrooms and cook for a further minute, then pour over the chicken stock.
- Bring to the boil, then add the cider and return to the boil. Cook for 1-2 minutes, then lower the heat, add the sage and stir in the cream. Simmer for a further 5-6 minutes, then season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken so that it is completely covered.
- Preheat the grill to high.
- Sprinkle the cheddar cheese over the chicken and place under the grill for 4-5 minutes, or until the cheese is melted, golden-brown and bubbling.
- To serve, place a baked potato topped with a knob of butter on each serving plate. Spoon the chicken alongside and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 1043kcalCarbohydrates: 74gProtein: 55gFat: 62gSaturated Fat: 31gFiber: 11gSugar: 23g
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