Chicken with Tarragon Sauce and Bell Pepper

Chicken with Tarragon Sauce and Bell Pepper Recipe

By Olya Sandstrom Published: June 16, 2014

• Yield: 4 Servings
• Prep: 10 mins
• Cook: 50 mins
• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins

Sweet and slightly spicy bell pepper with tender juicy chicken and cream sauce. The perfect addition to mashed potato, just pour the …

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts
• 2 large shallots
• 4 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp cognac
• 400 ml chicken broth
• 4 sprigs tarragon
• 2 tbsp whipping cream
• 1 tsp mustard
• 2 bell peppers
• 1 shallot
• 60 ml red wine vinegar
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 0.5 tsp red hot pepper flakes
• few pinches salt

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 200'C (390F) and bake the bell peppers for about 30 minutes, cool and clean the skin.
2. Preheat 2 tbsp of butter and fry the finely chopped shallot on low heat until soft, about 5 minutes. Increase the heat, add the cognac, let alcohol burn off, then add the broth and half of the tarragon. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the liquid reduces by half. It should take about 20 minutes.
3. After that, put the sauce through a fine sieve to remove the onion chunks. Pour back into the pan, bring to a boil and turn the heat off. Add the whipping cream with mustard to the sauce, lightly whisk, and add the remaining tarragon.
4. In another pan heat 2 tablespoons butter and fry the chicken breasts over high heat, first one side until golden brown, then turn and fry the other side. After that, add the onion sauce, reduce the heat, cover and simmer the chicken for 10-15 minutes, depending on the size of the chicken breast. Turn off the heat and keep the chicken under the lid for another 10 minutes.
5. Cut the bell peppers into strips and finely chop the onion. Put the onion in a small pan, add the vinegar, sugar, hot pepper, salt and cook over medium heat, stirring all the time for 3 - 5 minutes. Add the bell pepper and fry another 2min. , stirring all the time. Serve the chicken with the sauce and bell peppers.

• Course: Entrée
• Skill Level: Moderate

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