Stuffed "Chicken Birds"
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 8 medium boneless skinless chicken breasts
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Filling
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 3⁄4 lb mushroom, finely chopped
- 1⁄2 cup white wine
- 1 can consomme
- 1⁄4 lb cooked ham, finely chopped
- 3⁄4 cup fine breadcrumbs
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1 egg yolk, beaten
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons sherry wine
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Sauce
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1⁄2 cup white wine
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons white wine
- 1⁄2 cup finely chopped mushroom, sauted in butter for garnish
directions
- Flatten chicken breasts to a uniform thickness.
- Filling: Melt butter in skillet and add garlic and mushrooms; saute for 5 minutes.
- Add wine and cook over high heat until liquid is reduced by half.
- Stir in consomme and cook for 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add egg yolk and sherry; mix to bind.
- Divide filling into equal portions and place in centre of chicken breasts.
- Roll breasts up, folding in sides and secure with toothpicks.
- Tie carefully with string at each end.
- Sauce: Melt butter in a large skillet and brown chicken on all sides.
- Cover pan and let them cook at a low simmer for 1 1/4 hours.
- Remove chicken from skillet.
- Add wine to skillet, scraping up all the brown bits on the bottom of pan.
- Cook over high heat until liquid is reduced by half.
- Add chicken stock and cornstarch mixed to a paste with 3 tablespoons of wine.
- Add"birds" and simmer, covered for 20 minutes or until done.
- Remove toothpicks and string and transfer to a serving platter.
- Sieve sauce over them and garnish with chopped sauted mushrooms.
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Reviews
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What a wonderfully savoury dish! The chicken holds together beautifully when tied and got nicely browned on the outside while being moist and tender on the inside of the roll. I loved the flavor that the sherry imparted on the filling. I used a dry sherry and liked the taste, but might try a cream sherry next time for a bit better balance with the mushrooms and ham. (I think I'm looking for a hint of sweetness.) I used baby bella mushrooms and the filling was rich, earthy and full of deep flavor. I assembled the chicken about 10 hours before I cooked it and think that the time in the fridge helped the flavors in the filling combine. This is a very good recipe and I think it will be well loved in my kitchen for years to come.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Carrie Ann
Canada