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How to Make Chicken fricassee with pesto and sun-blushed tomatoes
Preparation time:
less than 30 mins
Cooking time:
10 to 30 mins
Serves:
Serves 2
Ingredients
For the pesto
- 50g/1¾oz toasted pine nuts
- 1 bunch basil
- 40g/1½oz Parmesan
- 1 garlic
- 1 lemon
- 40g/1½oz extra virgin olive oil
- 20g/¾oz vegetable oil
- pinch salt
For the chicken fricassee
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 chicken breast
- 1 garlic
- 1 shallot
- 200ml/7fl oz white wine
- 200ml/7fl oz chicken stock
- 40g/1½oz butter
- 100g/3½oz sun-blushed tomatoes
To serve
- 300g/10½oz new potatoes
- 30g/1oz butter or 2 tbsp olive oil
- few sprigs fresh parsley
Method
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To make the pesto, place the pine nuts, basil, cheese and garlic in a food processor or blender. Add the lemon zest and blend, adding the 2 types of oil gradually. Add a pinch of salt. Taste and add a squeeze of lemon juice to taste.
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For the chicken fricassee, fry the chicken pieces in the oil in a casserole. Add the sliced garlic and shallot and fry until softened. Deglaze with the white wine and then add the stock. Bring to the boil and then reduce to a simmer. Stir in the butter once the chicken has cooked through.
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Bring a saucepan of water to the boil and cook the new potatoes for 15–25 minutes, or until cooked. Drain and set aside.
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Heat the butter or oil in a frying pan and fry the potatoes, squashing them into the pan with a spatula as you fry them for 6–8 minutes, until crisp and golden.
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Serve the chicken fricassee with the pesto and sun-blushed tomatoes on top and the potatoes on the side. Garnish with the parsley.
