Best Chicken Breast With Sweet And Sour Sherry Sauce Recipes

CHICKEN BREASTS IN SHERRY AND SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Put chicken breasts and mushrooms in a casserole dish.
• Combine remaining ingredients and spoon over chicken.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours.
• Serve with rice.

CHICKEN WITH SWEET AND SOUR SHERRY SAUCE (MARK BITTMAN)

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler or start a grill; put a 10-inch skillet over med-high heat for a minute or two.
• Add in the tablespoon olive oil, then the mushrooms and shallot; turn the heat to high; cook/stir occasionally, until the mushrooms brown nicely on the edges, about 5 minutes.
• Add in the honey; stir until it evaporates, less than a minute.
• Add in the vinegar; cook/stir occasionally, until the mixture is dry, about 2 minutes.
• Add in the sherry; cook/stir once or twice, until the mixture is syrupy and nearly dry, about 5 minutes.
• Add in the stock and cook/stir once or twice, until the mixture thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Decrease heat to med-low and keep warm.
• Sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt and pepper; broil or grill them for about 6 minutes, or until cooked through.
• When the chicken is done, season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper and strain it if you like.
• Stir in the remaining olive oil; serve the chicken with the sauce spooned over it.

CHICKEN BREAST WITH SWEET-AND-SOUR SHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Place a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat for a minute or two. Add the tablespoon of olive oil, then mushrooms and shallots, and turn heat to high. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms brown on edges, about 5 minutes.
• Add honey, and stir until it evaporates, less than a minute. Add vinegar, and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is dry, about 2 minutes. Add sherry, and cook, stirring once or twice, until mixture is syrupy and nearly dry, about 5 minutes. Add stock, and cook, stirring once or twice, until mixture thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium low; keep warm.
• After adding stock to sauce, sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and grill, broil or saute.
• When chicken is done, season sauce with salt and pepper and strain if you like; stir in remaining olive oil. Serve chicken with sauce spooned over it.