Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Just Chicken and Mushrooms
This chicken and mushrooms recipe video is an experiment in extreme self-control. I wanted to challenge myself to make a chicken and mushrooms recipe using only chicken and mushrooms. By the way, if it was still Fat Tuesday, I would have totally called this recipe, "Almost Naked Breasts," but on Ash Wednesday, that just doesnt seem appropriate.
While chefs are always preaching about keeping things uncomplicated, and letting the natural goodness of the main ingredients shine though, we rarely follow our own advice. There are so many ways to flavor and enhance breasts like these that its easy to forget simplicity and instead start, "layering the flavors."
As I mention in the video, while this may seem like it was intended as a lesson for novice cooks, its actually dedicated to the advanced cook who may have forgotten just how wonderful a two-ingredient recipe can be.
Anyway, the real point is to get you to try and see how much flavor you can coax out of these two main players by simply using great technique, and the right equipment. Of course, thats easier said than done, and the vast majority of you will be unable to resist the minced garlic and the cayenne shaker. Either way, enjoy!
Speaking of the right equipment, that stainless-steel skillet youll see in the video is my lovely new All-Clad 12-inch aluminum core frying pan. Were going to be doing some work together, and this recipe was the first real test run. Ive used their stuff countless times in pro kitchens, but Ive never the pleasure of working with it in my home kitchen until now. It was perfect for this recipes required techniques.
Speaking of the right equipment, that stainless-steel skillet youll see in the video is my lovely new All-Clad 12-inch aluminum core frying pan. Were going to be doing some work together, and this recipe was the first real test run. Ive used their stuff countless times in pro kitchens, but Ive never the pleasure of working with it in my home kitchen until now. It was perfect for this recipes required techniques.
Ingredients:
2 large chicken breasts, boneless, skin-on
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoon olive oil
8 oz thickly sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon butter
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