Pan-Roasted Chicken Breasts with a Chasseur Sauce

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Total Time:
40 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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(The success of this dish is dependant upon the quality of the stock. Taking the time to roast the bones and make your own stock will reward you with a sauce that is far superior to anything that you could produce with store bought chicken broth. However, if you cannot, or will not make your own stock, please use a high quality brown chicken stock from a gourmet grocer.)

Ingredients

For the Chicken and Sauce:

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 (6- to 8-ounce) boned chicken breasts, wings attached, skin on, first and second wing joints removed
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 cup button mushrooms, sliced thin
  • 1 tablespoon minced shallot
  • 1/3 cup dry white wine

Directions

2 cups dark chicken stock, recipe follows

Glazed Carrots, recipe follows

Pommes Anna, recipe fellows

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Set a 12-inch ovenproof saute pan over medium-high heat and add the olive oil. Season the chicken breast with 1 teaspoon of the kosher salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of the fresh ground white pepper. Place the chicken skin side down in the pan and sear until the skin begins to caramelize, about 3 to 4 minutes, then place the pan in the oven. Roast the chicken until well caramelized and cooked through, about 12 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and allow to cool slightly.

While the chicken is roasting, set a 10-inch saute pan over medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon of the butter. As the butter melts, add the mushrooms and saute until lightly caramelized, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the shallots to the pan and saute for 1 minute. Deglaze the pan with the white wine; once the wine is nearly evaporated, about 1 minute, add the chicken stock and tomatoes to the pan and cook until the stock is reduced by half, about 4 to 5 minutes. Mix together the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter and flour to form a paste. Add to pan and simmer 2 minutes to thicken. Season the sauce with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/8 teaspoon of the pepper and garnish with the parsley.

Once the chicken is cooled, about 3 to 5 minutes, make 3 cuts on the bias through the breast. To serve, drizzle sauce onto a plate; fan the chicken out on top of that, and serve with Pommes Anna and Glazed Carrots alongside.

For the Brown Chicken Stock:

  • 4 pounds chicken parts, such as wings, backs, carcasses and necks, rinsed in cool water
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped yellow onions
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped carrots
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped celery
  • 3 cloves garlic, smashed
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 4 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 5 sprigs fresh parsley
  • 5 sprigs fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Place the chicken pieces in the bottom of a large roasting pan. Roast until well-browned, turning halfway through roasting, about 2 hours.

Remove the pan from the oven. Add the onions, carrots, celery and garlic and stir to mix well. Return to the oven and continue roasting until the vegetables soften, about 45 minutes. Transfer the contents of the pan to a large heavy stockpot. Place the roasting pan on 2 burners on the stove over medium-high heat. Pour the wine into the roasting pan and stir with a wooden spoon to deglaze and dislodge any browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Pour the hot wine mixture into the stock pot. Add the tomato paste, parsley, thyme, bay leaves, peppercorns, and enough cold water to cover by 1 inch.

Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, for 4 hours, skimming from time to time to remove any scum from the surface of the stock.

Strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a large bowl. Cool completely. Cover and refrigerate. (The stock can be refrigerated for up to 3 days, or frozen in an airtight container for up to 2 months.)

Yield: about 1 1/2 quarts

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 6 hrs 45 minutes

Inactive prep: 4 hours (cooling)

Glazed Carrots:

  • 3 cups chopped carrots (about 1-inch pieces)
  • 4 to 5 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 1/4 cups water

Place all of the ingredients in a 10-inch saute pan and place over high heat. Bring the pan to a boil, and continue to cook the carrots until crisp-tender and the liquid has reduced, about 8 to 10 minutes.

Remove from the heat and set aside until ready to serve.

Pommes Anna:

  • 2 pounds large Yukon gold potatoes
  • 1/4 cup clarified butter
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Peel and trim the potatoes into a uniform cylindrical shape. Cut the cylinders into thin, 1/16-inch slices, preferably with a mandoline so that the slices are of uniform thickness.

Liberally brush an 8-inch saute pan with clarified butter and arrange the potato slices in concentric rings emanating from the center of the pan. Lightly brush each layer with clarified butter and season each layer lightly with salt and pepper. Place the potatoes on the stovetop and cook undisturbed over medium heat until golden brown on the bottom, about 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer the potatoes to the oven and cook until caramelized and cooked through, about 30 minutes, pressing the potatoes occasionally to compress and shaking the pan to keep the potatoes from sticking to the bottom.

Drain the excess butter from the pan and turn the potato cake out onto a cutting board. Slice into quarters and serve with the Pan-Roasted Chicken with a Chasseur Sauce and the Glazed Carrots.

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  • on February 12, 2012

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    Made this last night and it was super yummy. I did change a few things though. I pan seared the chicken and cooked it the rest of the way in the sauce (only 1 pan to wash and cut out a lot of time. I also didn't use flour since I am trying to cut gluten out; I let the sauce reduce (I also doubled the sauce so I would still have plenty after it thickened. Made the pommes anna but added a layer of sauted shallots and garlic about half way through. Needed a little more salt and pepper. Next time I would salt and pepper each layer of potatoes. Didn't make the carrots.

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  • on August 03, 2010

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    I am always looking to add a new recipe for chicken breasts and this one is very good. I always use boneless skinless, so I had to make some changes to this recipe. I sauted the chicken on the stove top and let them cool while I made the sauce. Added a little more wine and stock and just felt my way through and it turned out quite nice. I was a bit nervous about the butter and flour paste just becaues when I added it, it seemed to want to clump up, but realized that the heat from the sauce melted it down very nicely. My hubby is sold on this new twist to comfort food. I paired the chicken with nice and creamy mashed potatoes and fresh peas, I was the star tonight! Worth trying this recipe. Will make again

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  • on March 20, 2010

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    I made the whole dinner that emeril made on tv. The dishes complimented each other well. I used chicken breast and thighs .I did not make a butter and flour ball i just added some flour to my pan and made a roug that way .The chicken was very moist and the gravy [ sauce] was wonderfull. My husband loved the carrots and the potatos which I cooked on top of the stove and flipped them when they were browned on the bottom they came out very crisp and yummy. I have never made a dish of emerils that we did not like .

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