Tuscan-Style Marinated Chicken Breasts

Name: Tuscan-Style Marinated Chicken Breasts
Prep time: 24 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 24 h 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts; 6 cups white wine; 1 cup cider vinegar; 6 cups water; 4 tablespoons sultanas; 2 tablespoons pine nuts; 1 lemon, zest of, only, cut into strips; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 cups olive oil; 10 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; 4 fresh rosemary sprigs, roughly chopped; 5 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 1 red chile, roughly chopped; green salad

Recipe by English_Rose

By Gennaro Contaldo. Genuine Italian recipe great for entertaining. Prep time includes marinating.

READY IN: 24hrs 30mins

SERVES: 4

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

4

chicken breasts
6

cups white wine
1

cup cider vinegar
6

cups water
4

tablespoons sultanas
2

tablespoons pine nuts
1

lemon, zest of, only, cut into strips
1

teaspoon salt
For the marinade
3

cups olive oil
10

tablespoons balsamic vinegar
4

fresh rosemary sprigs, roughly chopped
5

garlic cloves, roughly chopped
1

red chile, roughly chopped
To serve
green salad

DIRECTIONS

To make the marinade, place all the marinade ingredients in a large bowl and set aside.
Place the remaining ingredients in a large saucepan and bring to the boil.
Reduce and simmer for 15 minutes.
Once simmered, remove the chicken breasts, the lemon zest, the sultanas and the pine kernels and while still hot, add them to the marinade.
Leave in a fridge to marinate for 12 hours, then remove the chicken breasts, lemon, sultanas and pine kernels.
Slice the chicken and serve with a tossed green salad which has been garnished with the lemon, sultanas and pine kernels.