Description:

Chicken breasts coated in a savory shitake mushroom crust, topped with delicious creamed mushrooms for double the flavor.

Source:

d.lishus

Serves/Makes:4

Ingredients

• For chicken:
• 4 tbsp (60 ml) olive oil
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) coursely chopped fresh shiitake mushrooms
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) fine bread crumbs
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) flour, seasoned with salt and pepper
• 1 large egg, slightly beaten
• 2 whole skinless, boneless chicken breasts, halved (4 pieces - about1 1/2lbs)
• For creamed mushrooms:
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) shallots, minced
• 1 tbsp (15 ml). butter
• 1/2 lb (.2 kg). fresh shiitake mushrooms, coursely chopped
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) white wine
• 1 tbsp (15 ml). white wine vineger
• 1 tsp (5 ml). fresh rosemary leaves
• or
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) dried rosemary, crushed
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) heavy cream

Preparation

• Prepare coating:
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees (225 C.).
• In a shallow baking pan, drizzle one tbsp of the olive oil over the shiitake mushrooms and toss to coat.
• Roast mushrooms, stirring once or twice, twelve to fifteen minutes or until golden - keep oven at 450 degrees (225 C.).
• Mince the roasted mushrooms in a shallow bowl and add the breadcrumbs adn salt and pepper to taste.
• In two separate bowls, have ready the seasoned flour and the egg.
• Working with one chicken breast at a time, dredge in flour, shaking off excess, and dip in egg, letting excess drip off.
• Coat chicken with shitake mixture, gently letting excess fall off, and transfer to plate.
• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until very hot, but not smoking.
• Cook chicken until nicely golden, about one minute on each side, and transfer to baking pan and roast for about ten minutes, or until just cooked through.
• To make creamed mushrooms while chicken is roasting:
• In same skillet, heat butter and cook shallots over low heat, stirring until softened.
• Add shiitakes and season with salt and pepper and saute over med-high heat until mushrooms are softened and browned a bit.
• Stir in wine, vineger and rosemary and stir until liquid is evaporated.
• Add cream and stir until slightly thickened, about one minute.
• Season to taste and serve with chicken.

Comments

enjoy!