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Recipe courtesy of Ming Tsai

Show: East Meets West with Ming Tsai

Episode: Not Your Mother's Chicken

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Total:: 2 hr 15 min
Prep:: 1 hr
Cook:: 1 hr 15 min

Yield:: 4 servings

Ingredients

6 (6-ounce) chicken breasts skin-on (2 for leftovers)
1/2 cup chopped flat parsley
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
6 scallions, sliced 1/8-inch
Salt and black pepper to taste
Canola oil to cook

HONEY-LEMON GRASS GLAZE:

Canola oil to cook
6 lemon grass stalks, finely minced, white part only
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1 large shallot, minced
1/2 cup Riesling or Gewurztraminer wine
Juice and zest of 1 lemon
2 cups chicken stock
2 tablespoons lychee honey
1 tablespoon butter
Salt and black pepper to taste

CARROT AND POTATO SPAGHETTI:

2 large carrots, peeled, cut into spirals with a turning slicer
1 large potato, peeled, cut into spirals with a turning slicer
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons butter
Salt to taste

Directions

Wrap the chicken in plastic and pound very thin. Season with salt and pepper. Mix the herbs together on a plate and dredge the chicken with the herbs. In a hot skillet coated with oil, pan sear the chicken golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes aside.

HONEY-LEMON GRASS GLAZE:

In a medium-hot, non-reactive sauce pan, lightly coat the pan and sautee the lemongrass, ginger and shallots until soft, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Deglaze with wine and reduce by 80 percent. Add the juice, stock and honey and reduce by 50 percent. Whisk in the butter and check for seasoning. Puree with a hand blender to a smooth consistency.

CARROT AND POTATO SPAGHETTI:

In a large non-stick skillet, add butter and melt on medium-low heat. Add carrots and potato and sautee. Season with cumin and salt. Cook until soft, about 10 minutes. Keep heat on medium-low or the potatoes could burn.

PLATING Place a small pile of the 'spaghetti'. Hide with chicken paillard and glaze the top with the sauce. Garnish with lemon zest.

My Private Notes

Name: Herb Crusted Chicken Paillard with Honey-Lemongrass Glaze Carrot and Potato Spaghetti
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT1H0M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT1H15M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT2H15M0.000S
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 6 (6-ounce) chicken breasts skin-on (2 for leftovers); 1/2 cup chopped flat parsley; 1/4 cup chopped cilantro; 6 scallions, sliced 1/8-inch; Salt and black pepper to taste; Canola oil to cook; Canola oil to cook; 6 lemon grass stalks, finely minced, white part only; 1 tablespoon minced ginger; 1 large shallot, minced; 1/2 cup Riesling or Gewurztraminer wine; Juice and zest of 1 lemon; 2 cups chicken stock; 2 tablespoons lychee honey; 1 tablespoon butter; Salt and black pepper to taste; 2 large carrots, peeled, cut into spirals with a turning slicer; 1 large potato, peeled, cut into spirals with a turning slicer; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 2 tablespoons butter; Salt to taste