My sister gave me the above cookbook for my birthday and it couldn’t be any more perfect. It’s a huge binder with divider tabs and reference pages. It’s the bomb.
I spent an hour flipping through the pages, bookmarking things I wanted to try later on. One recipe that caught my eye was the Chicken in Orange-Riesling Sauce. Simple? Yes. Flavorful? Had to be! And a recipe that included wine? Heck yes!
Eargasm for this post: bitter:sweet – moving foward (yes, this duo inspired my blog name!) – dedicated to some of the ladies in my life. Btw, everyone should check out thingsweforget.blogspot.com – I agree with 99% of those things!
Chicken in Orange-Riesling Sauce
From Williams-Sonoma’s The Weeknight Cook
Makes 4 servings
You’ll need:
- 1 large orange
- 4 (2lbs total) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- salt & freshly ground pepper
- 3 tbsps unsalted butter
- 1 minced shallot
- ½ cup riesling
- 1 tbsp fresh marjoram (I used dried)
Directions:
Finely grate 2 tsps zest & squeeze ¼ cup juice from the orange; set aside. Place chicken breast half between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and lightly pound with a meat mallet or the bottom of a heavy pan to an even thickness of about ½ inch. Season with salt & pepper.
In a large frying pan over medium-high heat, melt 2 tbsps of the butter. Working in batches if necessary, add the chicken and cook, turning once, until golden brown on both sides and opaque throughout. About 6-8 minutes total. Transfer to a plate.
Melt the remaining 1 tbsp butter in the pan over medium heat. Add the shallot and saute until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Add the wine, marjoram, orange zest & juice. Cook, stirring to scrape up the browned pieces on the pan bottom, until the sauce is bubbly and slightly reduced, about 3 minutes. Return the chicken and any juices from the plate to the pan and heat through, about 1 minute. Season to taste with salt & pepper. Transfer the chicken to a platter, top with the sauce, and serve!
I served them with arugula – it was great match! :)
Bon Appétit!
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I received that same cookbook for Christmas from my Mom. I have yet to cook out of it – you have inspired me to pull it out and find a recipe to make over the weekend. Good choice on the recipe – looks super tasty!
@Lisa – It was! I’ll be on the lookout for any future posts! Yay!
Ohhhh, I love cooking with wine too! This looks delicious :)
Lovely pictures as always! And a great recipe too… I loved reading this post because the pictures really caught my attention besides it was so crisp and to the point.