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Recipe
By : Marcel Kerval
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4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
4 spinach leaves
4 leeks
4 shallots -- finely chopped
8 medium fresh mushrooms -- finely chopped
1 pinch salt -- to taste
1 pinch white pepper -- to taste
1 1/2 cups chicken stock -- in baking pan
4 fluid ounces white wine
1 cup leeks (green part only) -- sliced
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TO
PREPARE CHICKEN PICARDY:
Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare eight squares of aluminum
foil by cutting foil into sheets (6" x 6") and buttering
them lightly on the shiny side.
Bone
and skin chicken breasts. DO NOT HALVE. Flatten breasts between
sheets of waxed paper with knife edge and place each breast on
a square of foil.
Soak
leeks. Separate and rinse well under running water to remove sand.
Finely slice green portion, allotting 1/2 green portion of a leek
to each breast. Chop mushrooms, spinach leaves, and shallots,
allowing 2 mushrooms per portion.
Saute
this mixture very briefly (about 30 seconds) in a little butter
over medium heat. Place 1/4 of mixture on each breast. Splash
about 1 ounce white wine over each breast, salt and pepper to
taste, and roll up each breast.
Seal
each breast in an aluminum foil square. Fold ends tightly to seal.
Place prepared chicken into a baking pan filled with 2 or 3 inches
of chicken stock and bake in a pre-heated oven for 25 minutes.
Saute
cup of sliced leeks in butter over medium heat.
TO
SERVE:
Unwrap chicken breasts and slice into 1/4-inch rounds. Pour a
portion of Dill Sauce on a
plate. Lay chicken rounds over sauce and garnish with sauteed
leek slices and serve. |