Roast Chicken Breast With Citrus Sauce

Submitted by marisk

"Found this in a magazine. Posting here with some modifications to the ingredients. The sauce may be made a couple days in advance ... keep refrigerated."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 navel oranges
• 2 limes
• 6 chicken breasts (with skin and bone, 6 oz each)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 -4 shallots, coarsely chopped (or 1 small onion)
• 1 large garlic clove, coursely chopped
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 3 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• sea salt (to taste)
• fresh ground pepper (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (do not use margarine)

directions

1. ORANGES & LIMES: Cut 6 long strips of zest from the oranges and 4 long strips from the limes. Peel the oranges and limes with a knife, removing all the white pith. Working over a bowl, release the orange and lime sections from the membranes. Reserve 1/2 cup of the juice.
2. SAUCE: Separate meat from bones. If making sauce in advance, store the meat in the refrigerator until needed.
3. Heat vegetable oil in a large oven proof skillet.
4. Coursely chop the bones then brown over high heat (about 4 min). Reduce heat to moderate, add the shallot, garlic and thyme. Stirring occassionally, cook until shallot is golden.
5. Add the wine and bring to a boil over high heat until reduced to 1/2 cup.
6. Add the stock and reserved zest strips; simmer over moderate heat until reduced by half (about 10 minutes).
7. Add the reserved citrus juice and simmer for 10 minutes more.
8. Strain the sauce into a saucepan and boil over high heat until reduced to 1-1/4 cups (about 8 minutes). Wipe out the skillet.
9. CHICKEN: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
10. Heat the olive oil in the skillet. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Add to skillet skin-side down.
11. Cook over moderate heat until skin is browned (about 4 min).
12. Turn over and roast in oven for 30 minutes or until just cooked through.
13. Transfer to serving plate.
14. FINISHING: Pour off the fat in the skillet.
15. Add the citrus sauce and bring to a boil over high heat. Scraping up any brown bits in skillet. Reduce to 1 cup.
16. Add the reserved fruit sections and cook to warm through. Remove skillet from heat. Add butter, gently stirring. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon over chicken pieces. Serve immediately.