CHICKEN EN PAPILLOTE

Chicken en Papillote image

Provided by Jean Georges Vongerichten

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

8 sheets aluminum foil, each 18 inches long
4 tsp grapeseed oil
2 cups watercress leaves
4 boneless chicken breast halves (1 lb)
Freshly ground black pepper
1 cup diced mango (about 2 mangoes)
8 shiitake mushroom caps
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 tbsp grated ginger
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 500°F. To prepare foil packets, place a sheet of foil directly on top of another; make 4 of these 2-sheet sets. Smear 1 tsp grapeseed oil to the size of a chicken breast in the center of each top sheet. Place 1/2 cup watercress over oil, then place a chicken breast on top of watercress. Sprinkle with pepper. Arrange mangoes and 2 mushroom caps on top of and around each piece of chicken. Crimp the packet edges up slightly. Bring soy sauce, ketchup and vinegar to a boil, then stir in ginger and garlic. Remove the pan from heat and pour 1/4 sauce over each chicken breast. Fold foil over each chicken breast in half and tightly crimp the edges to close the packets. Heat a baking sheet in the oven 1 minute and place the 4 packets on the sheet. Bake 12 minutes, then remove from oven. Slit the top of the packets to serve (be careful; steam will come out), or let diners open their own packets.